{"id":3767,"date":"2020-08-14T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2020\/08\/14\/when-and-how-we-can-teach-our-children\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:04:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T05:04:39","slug":"when-and-how-we-can-teach-our-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/when-and-how-we-can-teach-our-children\/","title":{"rendered":"When and How We Can Teach Our Children?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4qVzkkxQvzQ\" title=\"Sittin\u2019 With Sam Ep 23 When &amp; How To Teach Our Children\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>God calls parents to teach His truths to our children. God\u2019s love for us inspires our love for Him and inspires us to teach our children His truths. When and how can we carry out God\u2019s calling to teach our children? Here are three simple ways to do so. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:4-7 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"> 1. Share God\u2019s teachings with your children as opportunities arise throughout the day. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span> Deuteronomy says we can teach when we \u201csit at home\u201d or as we \u201cwalk along the road\u201d or when we \u201clie down and get up.\u201d We can share God\u2019s word with our children whenever opportunities arise. Let\u2019s bring God\u2019s word into conversations whenever possible. I learned this from my wife\u2019s great example. As our kids talked with her, she would often bring up relevant scriptures or stories of biblical characters that applied to their situation. She did so wisely and warmly\u2014encouraging and inspiring them, teaching them, and sometimes even correcting them. She helped the Bible come to life in practical ways that applied to their daily life. This built our kids\u2019 faith by showing them that the Bible is relevant, and it works! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"> 2. Set aside regular, consistent times to be alone with each of your kids. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span> Use these times to encourage them, teach them, and pray with them. It will draw you closer and help them grow. Your consistency will help your children realize that you desire to have warm and encouraging times with them\u2014you don\u2019t just want to talk when you are upset with them. These times don\u2019t have to be too long\u2014they can even be less than an hour. I used to take my daughter Alexandra out for a quick breakfast at McDonald\u2019s on the way to school every Friday morning. If you have multiple children, you may not be able to schedule a weekly time with each of them. That\u2019s fine! Just do your best to be as consistent as you can. You will look back on those times as special memories and points of connection! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"> 3. Set up a weekly family devotional time. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span> A spiritual gathering with your family will be one of the most precious memories and effective teaching opportunities you will ever have. What are some of the things we can do in our family devotional times? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span> \u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> Sing together. <\/span><span><span> Singing as a family teaches our children that they can worship God at home\u2014not just at church! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span> \u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> Study the Word together. <\/span><span><span> With younger kids, try acting out some Bible stories and scriptures. With older kids, you can either do a Bible lesson or invite your children to share what they are feeling what they would like to learn. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span> \u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> Share needs and blessings. <\/span><span><span> Family devotion times are a great opportunity to share what is going on in our lives\u2014to ask for prayers or thank God for victories. Talks like this will draw your family closer to each other. Talks like this help our kids to see God\u2019s teachings and promises at work through difficulties, and they show our children the grace of God in action as he answers our prayers and meets our needs. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span> \u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> Encourage one another. <\/span><span><span> Give family members a chance to share what they love, appreciate, or admire about each other, and watch what happens in your family! You can open up the sharing generally, or pick one family member who needs special encouragement. Get ready to watch the love (and maybe even the tears!) flow. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span> \u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> Pray together. <\/span><span><span> Praying together in our devotionals really helped our family to become closer and more thankful to God, and to learn to cast our needs on Him. Sometimes, you may have the whole family take a turn; other times, just have one or two people lead you in prayer. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span> Family devotional times don\u2019t have to be long or complicated. Keep them creative, fun, and consistent. You don\u2019t want your family to feel weary or pressured by your devotional times. Just provide regular opportunities for spiritual learning, warmth, and joy. Your family will recall family devotionals as a great memory throughout the rest of their lives! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 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