We can feed all the knowledge and wisdom we want to into our kids but we are only promised that the Word of God will NOT return void (Isaiah 55:11). Our kids can be educated all we want in book knowledge and education but the reality is the reality. If we aren’t investing what really matters into them now then the chance may be lost forever. I recently saw some statistics at my church:
•A person’s moral foundation is generally in place by age 9.
•Most Americans make a lasting determination of Jesus Christ by age 12.
•Lifelong behaviors and views are generally developed before children become teens.
•85% of children who do not receive the Lord before age 14 will never accept Christ as Savior.
This goes to show the impact that we have on kids and how they must be reached young. What we say, what we do, what music we listen to does matter!
“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 This is from the very Word of God, so why do we push this aside and think, “Oh they’re too young to understand or oh we’ve got time.” That’s not the truth, the Lord speaks through us and His Word is able to penetrate any heart at any age. And time?!? It sounds cliché but it is precious and valuable. So should we rethink and take advantage of what little time we have to invest in kids? Speak truth into their lives and don’t waste the moments with them. It may be a conversation in the car, songs before nap, stories before bed but it is these times invested in their life that will last into their adulthood. Let each child know their value in Christ and that they are His.
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