Raise a God Fearing Child

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Raise a God-Fearing Child

What the Bible Tells Parents About Raising Godly Children

The Basic Steps to Raising a God-Fearing Child

Tips, Tricks and Warnings

Questions and Answers

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Don't we all wish to raise children who are God fearing. God fearing children are not only a source of pride and joy to their families but the community as well. It's the responsibility of parents to guide, mold and mentor their children to whatever they want them to be. When raising a child, it is important for parents to know that knowledge and wisdom are different. Whereas knowledge is accumulating facts, wisdom is all about applying that knowledge positively. Teaching your children about God's nature, attributes, character and majesty will no doubt help them become better citizens in future.

The more your kids know about God's nature, the more will they thirst for his love. It's important to teach our children about respecting authority in this modern culture. Children have to learn this from their family. This can be achieved by reading God's word to your children. Quote relevant scriptures to your children when mentoring them.

Teaching your children about God will lead to a lifelong bond with Him. They will never turn away from Him when they become adults. When children see their parents value and appreciate other people, they will do the same thing. It's also important to observe the day of worship and keep it holy. Make sure you take your children to church at least weekly - to help them grow spiritually.

Raising a child is an essential responsibility of parenthood, accompanied by lots of challenges - from the day your child is born, until he/she can walk and talk; to the time he/she will live on his/her own. There are a lot of resources for parents on raising kids, such as guided to feeding babies, how to prepare kids for the big school, or books on how to handle a difficult child. It seems there are also way too many materials on how to play video games, fashion trends, and showbiz gossip. Amid all the chaos, where do you find instructional materials on how to pass on your faith and raise a God-fearing child?

Christian and non-Christian parents face the same obstacles raising kids. A huge part of the challenge is in dealing with peer and media pressures that add more tempting offers to kids to influence their personalities. It's sad to say that many children nowadays are becoming exactly the opposite Godly. So where can parents turn for help to raise a God-fearing child?

God Himself provides the answer. When God states a principle about raising children, you only have to rely on His words for the best answer - The Holy Bible.

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   Teach your children about the law of God

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   Psalm 78:5-7 - "For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: that the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments".

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   Provide a good example to the children

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   John 13:15 "I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do." Parents cannot successfully teach their children if they cannot demonstrate in their lives, what they preach. Children can detect the slightest deviation and hypocrisy no matter how hard parents try to hide them.

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   Show your children the right priorities

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   Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given you beside." Setting aside your personal pleasure to prioritize God in your life will teach your children how to offer their own little sacrifices to build a stronger relationship with the Lord.

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   Lead the children to God

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   Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said: "Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." As parents, you want your children to receive the promise given by Christ to children, thus it is necessary to teach them to be Godly.

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   Ask God for help

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   While it is your responsibility to raise a child you brought out into this world, it is still God who can help you, if you invite Him to. Pray throughout the process of raising the child to be reverently fearful of God. At the same time, don't forget to be grateful to God for blessing you with children. Also, teach your child how to pray and educate him/her on the value of prayer.
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