They are Children of God
What is the most important truth that you can teach your children? It is that they are children of God? This is a powerful, enabling concept. (Psalms 82:6, Acts 17:28, Hebrews 12:9)
Because they are children of God…
We can teach our children that He is the father of their spirits, and as such, He loves them just as a parent does. That love is perfect and powerful. He wants them to learn and grow and become like Him so that they can return to Him someday.
When children truly understands that they are children of God, then they can begin to understand their divine potential. His love allows them to see capabilities inside themselves that otherwise may remain untapped. His love gives them strength to change and grow and become better than they are. His love can give them moral courage to choose the right.
Because they are children of God…
We can teach our children that God will answer their prayers. That He will listen to them, understand them, care about them, and help them. We can teach our children that they can have a personal relationship with God through prayer. We can teach them that he will never leave them alone.
These are concepts that I have taught my children since they were young. More than anything else, I think this concept has helped my children understand and cope with the death of their father. I decided to ask my children how knowing that they are children of God has helps them. I have included their answers below. For reference, my son is 15 and my daughter is 12.
Question: How has knowing that you are children of God helped you to choose the right?
My son: “I feel that God is watching me always and wants me to do good things. It’s like my dad is watching me always and expecting good things.”
My daughter: “I can choose the right because I know that God cares about me and is watching over me and will help me through any trials that I have. I know that He sees me and knows if I don’t choose the right.”
Question: How has knowing that you are children of God helped you to have a relationship with God?
My son: “It makes me feel like I am actually talking to my dad instead of some unknown person. I feel like I can tell Him anything and that He loves me like a parent”
My daughter: “If I mess up I know that I can pray to Him to help me not mess up again. I know that He is always there for me to help me along the way, because I can feel Him and His love.”
Question: How has knowing that you are children of God helped you to see your potential?
My son: “It makes me realize that I can try to be like God because He is the literal father of my spirit.”
My daughter: “I know that He is always there to help me do great things. I pray and the Holy Spirit tells me what to do.”
My parents taught me that I was a child of God. All of my life I have known that God loved and cared about me as his special daughter. When I have been discouraged, this knowledge has not only comforted me, but have given me the strength and courage to continue forward. Listen to the this song that I learned as a child, and that I have taught my children: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOrcqqpHCt8
Your are a child of God… Your kids are children of God–the Most High! Never forget that!
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