Relationship
What is the best thing that Dan and I, as a married couple, can do for our children?
Show them by example how to have two good relationships.
1) with God
2) with eachother
The way they see us outside of church is the way they will remember us.
It is easy to be in an attitude of prayer, and be nice to people when we are around others.
But it is how we are at home that they will learn from.
My main focus has to be keeping my relationships in right order, beginning withmy relationship with God.
My testimony is that I have accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. If my children are going to grow up with a good example of what that means, it is up to me to give it to them. They need to see me reading my Bible, praying, and taking them to church. They need to see me being serious about the things of God, and trying my hardest to live up to the standard He has set in His Word.
They need to see me turn the TV off if something objectionable comes on. They need to see my choices of company be people who are good for my Christian growth, and at the same time see me befriend people who need me to be a witness to them of a person who has repented of sin and been forgiven.
They need to see me be led by my pastor/husband in prayer, and agreement.
They also need to see Dan and I disagree, and that it is ok that we disagree on some issues (and believe me, we do!)
Dan and I together have to be examples to them of how a couple should communicate with eachother, and how to resolve arguements.
They need to see us ask for, give, and accept forgiveness from eachother.
They need to see us leave the past in the past.
They need to see us love eachother by being considerate of what the other wants and needs.
Little things can mean a lot when it comes to being considerate.
One example I can give is parking our van. I love it when I go out and the van is backed into the driveway. I am not great at that, so I don’t do it myself, but when I see that Dan has backed it in, it is as if he is telling me he loves me.
My kids know this, and now our oldest daughter has begun backing it in when she has used it. She does this on pupose to tell me she loves me too.
That tells me that she gets it, as I hope they all do.
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