Welcome back to "My Faith is Bigger Than My Fears" podcast. Today's epsiode we're going deep y'all. Are we representing God well to our children? Let's talk about it. Parenting is one of the most important ministries we'll ever have. And as followers of Christ, we don't just raise children-we're discipling future believers, future leaders, and future kingdom builders. So here's the question: Are we representing God well to our children?

Topics:
Fruits First- What do our children see? Our children watch us more than they listen to us. How are we treating others? Our we one way at home but another way at church? They watch it all. So, I ask: Does your life align with the Word of God?

Faith-Are we teaching it or Just talking about it? Faith isn't just a word. It's a lifestyle. Are we teaching our children how to have a real faith in God- even when life doesn't look how they want it to? Even when God says no... we still say, " Yes, Lord."

Do they see us Praying, Worshiping, and Fasting? Proverbs 22:6 tells us: " Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Do your children see you praying in your living room? Do they see you worshiping in the kitchen? Do they see you fasting and seeking God in the hard times? My children are a witness of seeing me doing all three of these in my life, this is how I am able to communicate and hear from God.

Are we giving our kids false hope about who God is?  Are we teaching our children that God is a genie? That if they pray and behave,then God will give them whatever they want? That's not biblical. We as parents will be held accountable for what we've taught our children about who God is. Are we teaching them fear-based theology? God is love, God is grace, God is holy.

Are we being real with our children? When things don't go the way we've prayed... When God says "not yet" or "no"... how do we explain that? Are we honest with our children about disappointments? We have to teach our children that God is worthy to be praised not just for what He does- but for who He is.

Are we Teaching or Forcing God on our children? We can't force God on our children, But we can teach them how to live for Him in a way that makes them want to know Him for themselves. If our children see us trust God in the trial, they'll learn how to trust Him in theirs.

Teach them to pray for themselves. Let's teach our children how to pray. Let's encourage them to read the Word. Let's ask them what they hear from God.God wants to have a relationship with our children, He wants to speak to them, guide them the same powerful way He loves us.

Closing thoughts:
Parenting is more than raising polite, successful, or even religious children. It's about leading them to the One who made them to Jesus. So I ask you- Are we representing God well to our children? Let's be intentional, be honest, and most of all- let's live the kind of life that makes our children say, "I want to know the God my parents serve." If this episode blessed you, share it with a fellow parent, and remember: God loves your children even more than you do- and He's walking with you as you raise them.

Scriptures: Proverbs 22:6, Romans 8:1, John 15:5, Revelation 3:20 NKJV

Thank you tuning into another episode of My Faith is Bigger Than my Fears, podcast. I'm your host, Tamela Ingram. We motivate, we encourage, we put our faith and trust in God, and we conquer our fears one episode at a time. New episodes come out every Monday.  Until next time, stay faithful, stay prayerful, and never forget- your faith is bigger than your fears.

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