4 Things That Show How We Value Our Children

Someone once asked me: “How can I be sure about the value I place on my children? I give them food, shelter and education (school). But is that all? "

Of course, valuing our children requires much more than giving them the material. They need much more than that. I would like to share 4 things that I consider necessary and that show how we value our children.

1. Let's be Administrators

Psalms 127: 3-4 “Behold, children are an inheritance from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is precious. As arrows are in the hand of the mighty, So are the children of the youth ”.

Let's take some time to pray to the Lord and give thanks for such a precious and valuable gift that he has given us, which is to be parents. Our children are not objects or obstacles but rather gifts from God. It is something that God has placed in our hands for us to administer, and he has done it because he trusts us, so that we make our children feel how valuable they are to us with our words and physical demonstrations of affection, taking an interest in them, in his life; but, above all, showing a special interest in his spiritual life.

2. Let's be honest

Proverbs 20: 7 “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are happy after him. " Nothing is more important in the formation of the child's personality than the example that parents set with their own lives, so we must be an example at all times Proverbs 4: 10-11 “Hey, my son, and receive my reasons, And you will multiply years of life. 11 I have led you on the path of wisdom, And I have made you walk on straight paths. ”As parents we are teaching all the time, whether we realize it or not. With what we say and with what we do.

3. Let's be Spiritual

If we love God our children will love him too. But if we pretend to love God they will forget about him. Deuteronomy 6: 4-6 Before telling parents that they must repeat the law to their children, he first tells them that the law must be in their hearts. Therefore, as parents, our duty is to fill ourselves with the word of God and his Holy Spirit, so that later, fill our children.

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4. Let's be Communicators

Deuteronomy 6: 6-9 “And these words that I command you today will be on your heart; and you will repeat them to your children, and you will speak of them while you are at home, and walking along the road, and when you lie down, and when you get up. And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontals between your eyes; and you shall write them on the posts of your house, and on your doors. " This passage explains that repetition is good in teaching. We as parents must teach the Word of God to our children over and over again so that they are proficient in biblical principles.

In the same way, it shows us that children will not automatically learn from God, they must be taught. And the main method that God has established is in the family circle. Sometimes we think that it is the woman who has the responsibility of teaching the children. But the father is the high priest of the home. "For I know that he will command his sons and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord, doing justice and judgment, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has spoken about him" Genesis 18: 19 God was sure that Abraham would be a good leader for his children, and that they would serve him as their father had.

In the same way, it is important to dedicate time to teaching. Average parents spend only six minutes a day with their children in conversation. Many times the one who is educating our children is television because mom and dad don't have time.

I hope that these four things exposed serve to reflect on the value that we are giving to our children. Remember that children are a blessing from God, but at the same time, a challenge for our leadership at home. †