The LORD said, "It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law. 14 Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their fathers taught them."
Jeremiah 9:13-14 (NIV)
Where did they learn to follow idols? They learned it at home—from watching their parents. Their fathers taught them by example to worship false gods.
Are we doing the same thing? What we do in moderation our children will do in excess. If we live nominally for God our children will live outright without God. Not always so… but many times.
One of the biggest mistakes we parents make is to tell our kids one thing but live another. Some parents say, "I'm not going to influence my children about God. When they grow up they can make up their own minds."
The problem is that, according to the Scripture, we are influencing our children about God whether we intend to or not-- we just influence them to the wrong god!
Another mistake we make is to tell our children that God is important, but then we live like He isn't. If values are more caught than taught-- and they are-- which message are they going to believe?
If God is important (and He is!) then we should live that message in front our children. What they see they will believe.
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