Raising Kids with Godly Values

Raising Kids with Godly Values

“If God places a child before you, and you are too busy to wield either a positive or negative influence…you just did the latter! You communicated that the child doesn’t matter and isn’t important.” ― Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International

Raising a Child in today’s world is not a child’s play, most especially raising one in a Godly way so as not to become a menace to the society in the nearest future.

I love this part of the scripture that says “Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. – Psalm 127:1”

The Psalmist continued, “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). When earthly parents welcome Heavenly Father’s children into their homes, they assume responsibility to love them, cherish them, teach them, and lead them to eternal life.

Simply put, Children belongs to the lord, and they are leased to parents on earth to manage, raise and care for.

As long as you’re given the children, whichever way they turn out eventually will be determined by how you shape their foundations and on the last day you will be questioned on whichever way they eventually turn out.

Few steps you can follow in raising Godly kids include the following.

Teach your children about faith:

This means to introduce your children to your faith. Let them know Christ from an early age, in fact it’s never too early or too late to introduce your child to Christ. Make it as interesting as possible to them depending on their age and ensure it doesn’t look like a chore or a stressful activity for them.

Share biblical stories with them, relate happenings around to something similar in the Bible and let them know of Jesus sacrifice for them on the cross of cavalry.

In summary, give your children the version of Christianity that suits their age and ensure to pass across the message of salvation and the godly values it embodies.

Lead by Example:

The admonition do as I say, not as I do, is an acknowledgement that the speaker is being a hypocrite and as a Christian parent this should never be you. Raising Kids with Godly Values should be your priority.

Children do not possess excellent listening skills (especially the younger ones). They imitate what you do, how you do it, how you react, how you go about your day-to-day activities and consciously or unconsciously they start acting like you do.

When a child behave violently or rudely around you don’t be quick to judge that child but observe the parents, you will realize that the child is merely embodying them in his own smaller version.

And if you see a child being nice, polite, respectful and all don’t be quick to come to conclusions about such a child either because he/she is merely doing what the parents has done several times around him.

Behave the way you want your child to behave when you’re not around. If you want a polite kid be polite, if you want a kid that prays without coercion then pray often, if you want a kid that reads his Bible then don’t be far from your Bible either… if you want a prayer warrior then you dare not forsake your weapons either.

If you want children with Godly values, then Project it yourself.

Encourage prayer and meditation:

I was raised in a Christian family where you must do these two things before breakfast: you must read you bible and do your silent time at least 30 minutes before the bell is rung for morning devotion (where we do a brief version of a typical Sunday service), after this you’re free to go about your daily chores and all.

This has really influenced our lives in general because it was handed down to my parents by their parents.

Now as an adult, if I wake up in the morning without having a prayer or two, it will feel like something is amiss and even if I’m already at school or work before realizing that I haven’t prayed properly, I’ll take a break to be in the restroom and do a very brief prayer, honestly, I always feel very better and at peace with myself thereafter.

To raise godly kids, encourage prayer and meditation by building a prayerful environment in your house, you can’t be cold and be expecting yourself to produce burning coals, it isn’t done that way fam.

Pray with your kids if they can’t, hold their hands or carry them and ensure they say amen after each prayer.

I have a two-year-old that obviously can’t talk coherently yet but whenever he sees mummy is quiet or muttering something and is also focused automatically, he says “mama, Amen” and he keeps repeating the amen till he sees that I’m done and when we’re done, he shouts “hallelujah”.

it’s what have been done several times around him, by his grandparents, his parents, in the church and during morning devotion so he naturally knows how to close his eyes and say amen at intervals when he’s around a praying environment.

I try my best in encouraging him by saying short prayer before eating and asking him to do the same, by praying before sleeping and asking him to repeat after me and he’s just Two years old. If your child is younger, it still doesn’t mean because they observe the environment no matter the age.

Foster a loving and supportive environment:

Raising godly children is a bit more complicated than disciplining them. Parents are called to love their children, listen to them, show them right and wrong, and lead them in their walk with Christ by example.

It’s good to be a lion or a lioness but let that be in spiritual fierceness, don’t turn to a wild animal all in the name of being strict!

Create a safe space where your children feel comfortable expressing their thoughts and emotions. Be their safe space not their nightmares.

When your children are free around you this will give you a higher percentage in being able to influence them permanently.

Let your children know you love and support them no matter their little actions.

Instilling godly values in your children requires you providing a loving and supportive environment where they can thrive and grow up.

Instill kindness and empathy:

Teach your children to treat others with love, compassion, and respect.

Teach them how important love is, let them experience it with you so they can know how to love others.

Children are compassionate in nature so do ensure you don’t kill that God given gift in them. Raising Kids with Godly Values is a divine assignment!

Engage in as much charity as you can:

Charity means giving to people in need. Give to people around you and let your child learn from the best.

This will enable them to learn the act of giving and let them know the blessing attached to giving.

In conclusion, Godly values in kids are not a day’s job. It takes time, consistency, patience, practical examples and the background knowledge that the finishing touch of all this can only be done by the one who gave you the children.

So as much as you’re trying your best to bring them Up In a godly path ensure that you’re asking God to perfect your physical efforts and ensure you dedicate your children to God personally.

If all these and many other similar steps are adhered to, your children will not only obtain godly values, but they will also have something to pass on to their kids and generations to come!