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Five principles to guide you to maximize your spiritual influence and your spiritual responsibility to your children. Below are introductory statements to get you thinking about your role as a spiritual leader for you children.
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Authentic Faith – It all starts with your own love for and relationship with Jesus. The transfer of authentic faith is not evolutionary, born into a child’s DNA, but revolutionary, born out of their experiences with faith through you. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 |
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Attentive - A spiritual parent must step back to assess the spiritual climate of the household. This needs to be corporately as a family unit, and individually to each child. Listening to your children and asking them specific, open ended questions are a great way to evaluate what God is personally doing in their lives. This opens the door for you to spiritual engage with your kids. |
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Leadership –You are the primary spiritual leader to your kids. Not the church. You set the tone; you are responsible for the spiritual climate in the home. Spiritual parenting does not require you to be a perfect parent. But it does require you to allow God to lead you as you lead your children towards his kingdom. 1 Corinthians 11:1 |
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Discipline – We want our kids to be good kids. But goodness is not an outward only issue. It’s a reflection of the heart, a spiritual fruit. A child must understand that faith is not just knowing all the rules, but knowing Jesus first. The solution is not behavior modification, but heart transformation. Psalm 1:1-3 |
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Speaking Truth – Your voice is crucial to establishing the value and worth of your child. Let it be heard, and drown-out the countless other messages they will receive about who they are or should be. Will you ignore, isolate, or insulate on your child’s behalf?
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For more on these Spiritual Parenting Principles, check out this guide
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