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No Fear
As the wife of an unspiritual man, you naturally worry about how your children are going to come up. But God doesn't want your children to be lost. Though I've often worried about this, especially when I see signs that my children are developing ungodly habits, I remind myself that God Himself gave my beloved little ones to me and is watching over their hearts and minds protecting them. Not only that but Jesus Christ died for them because of their ungodly habits. In His Hands they are safe. |
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What is my responsibility as a believing parent?
- To pray for my children.
- To teach them Biblical truths.
- To model godly behavior.
This can be a daunting task, especially if your husband doesn't want his children "brain-washed" or "indoctrinated" by Biblical teaching; however, God will make a way and bless your faithfulness in this area as your raise your children in His ways. |
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Practical Steps
Here are some simple ways that you can influence your children without "imposing" on your husband. And if he feels very strongly about Christian influences in his home, you can still do many of these while he is at work. Remember that God has commissioned you to bring your children up in the faith. I'm not advocating sneaking around behind your husband's back or undermining him to your children, but obedience to God should be your priority and He will bless you for it.
- Take your children to church with you. Involve them in Vacation Bible School and youth activities.
- Read Bible stories to your children at bedtime or for older children, offer them books to read that are written by Christian authors such as C. S. Lewis or Frank Peretti.
- Listen to Christian music in the car and during the day at home. You may use the "K-Love" link on my "Links and Other Resources" page to find a Christian radio station in your area.
- Let them help you with acts of charity such as choosing clothes to take to Salvation Army or bagging up canned goods for your local food bank. Tell them that it makes Jesus happy when you are kind to others.
- Begin each day by praying with your children or having a devotional time.
- See to it that they are baptised. Depending on your church traditions you may have your pastor baptise them as infants (or perform the baptism yourself), or strongly encourage them to become baptised as they become older.
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Our children are precious.
Matthew 18:10-14 says:
"See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost."
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