Read through the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 82, 1 Samuel 1

For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him.

1 Samuel 1:27 ESV

I prayed for each one of my children, the ones waiting for me in heaven, the ones delivered out of my womb, and the one brought to me from a foreign land. Each one of them is a gift from the good, sovereign hand of the Lord. And I have given each of them back to the Lord – not literally, I suppose, but given back to the Lord nonetheless. Ever since they were infants, I’ve seen myself as a steward of God’s creation.

This belief that I am a steward, a caretaker for God, of my children has had huge implications for my life. How would God want His children raised?

Read the Bible to them.

Teach them to read the Bible for themselves.

Pray for them.

Pray with them.

Worship the Lord with them every Sunday and every day.

Sing with them.

Teach them to sing to the Lord for themselves.

Be a godly model for them to follow.

Teach them to go through life seeking God first.

Raising children for God is so much more than just teaching them about right and wrong, the Ten Commandments, and ‘Jesus Loves You.’ Raising my children for God was my full-time pursuit for twenty-five years. Now, with my youngest off at college, I want to help my adult children and grandchildren to live for Him, and through LifeWise Academy I get to serve other people’s children as well!

What about you? Ask yourself these questions: How can I focus on raising my children for the Lord? How can I steward my life (and theirs) for His kingdom?

Let’s pray.

Heavenly Father, Thank You for the children that You have given to me. They are a gift from You. Help us to train them up in the way they should go, to bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Help us to be faithful stewards, day after day, and year after year, remembering that You are their Creator and that their lives are in Your hands. In the Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.

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