His mom and his grandma.
Moms and grandmas can be spiritual leaders in the home.
So I’m hope you are now asking:
How can I be a spiritual leader to my kids?
I’m so glad you asked! Friend, God has your back. With him, all things are possible and He WANTS you to share your faith with your kids. You can’t go wrong when you lean on Him to give you wisdom. But in case you need some starting points, here are my suggestions:
1. Be an example of a godly woman.
Being a godly woman doesn’t mean you have your stuff altogether. Please don’t think I’m telling you to be a fake or a hypocrite. Honestly seek God. Read the Bible. Pray. Worship in your way. Learn to step out in faith.
Then SHOW THIS TO YOUR KIDS. Don’t keep it hidden from them until you think you’ve arrived at Faith Level 10.0. (Sorry to break it to you, but you’ll never get there.) Tell them what God is teaching you. Ask their forgiveness when you screw up. Have worship dance parties. You get the picture. Live your faith life in front of you kids.
2. Start with a simple habit.
Simple habits rock. They are like low-hanging fruit on an apricot tree: easy to snag and fill up your tummy fast.
My favorite simple habit is to pray the same Bible verse over my kids every night. Seriously. The same one. It is surprising how much this spiritually leads your kids!
If you’d like to learn how to do this, join my 7 day Blessings challenge, where you’ll be 100% equipped to integrate this simple habit into your family life. Sign up here!
(P.S. In a few months I’ll be unrolling a brand new membership program that is going to give some amazing tools for spiritually leading your kids! Signing up for the blessings challenge will get you on my email list so you’ll be the first to know about it!)
You don’t need flowery words. You can just say, “God, I’m terrible at this right now. Please help me be the mom You made me to be.” or “God, my child has so much anxiety. Please help us learn to get our peace from You.”
God doesn’t care about your words. He cares about your heart. Oh, and while you’re at it, pray that there would be love and respect in your marriage – love AND respect from you to your husband, and love AND respect from your husband toward you!
Ok, are you ready to be a spiritual leader?
Lift you hand and speak this pledge with me:
I, _________, commit to seeking God and obeying Him above all others.
I commit to developing simple habits that make a difference in the culture of my home.
And I commit to praying for my kids. (which I’ll do right now)
God, please help me be a spiritual leader in my home. Help me and my kids to yearn to follow You. May Your kingdom come right into my home and make its place among us. Amen.
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This article originally appeared at ChristieThomasWriter.com.
