If God said… “You can ask for one thing and it will be done, what would you ask for?”
If you were dying and God came to you and said, you can ask for one thing and it will be done, what would you ask for? I know what I would ask for…. I would ask that my kids would love God, listen to God, follow God and worship God all the days of their life! I am serious! Hands down, my greatest desire for my children is that they know and believe and desire to follow God with their entire life. If they are not a straight ”A” student or if they are not the top athlete or do not end up with the best job in the world making a huge salary, but they love God and desire to follow His ways, then that would bring the most joy to my life.
So I/we must ask ourselves, what is it that we are passing on to our children? What fingerprints are we leaving on them? If I am so passionate about my children knowing God and following God, then I must be willing to fulfill my role according to scripture. What does scripture say to us parents? We are to train up our children in the way of the Lord. There are only two batting stances in baseball, left handed and right handed. There are only two ways a child can go… toward God or away from God. It is our responsibility to train them toward the ways of the Lord.
This past week I received an Acronym of the word TRAIN that I believe is an excellent guide for us to follow when it comes to training up our children.
T teach and disciple them in the ways of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4)
R replenish their hearts with encouragement ( Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21)
A accept and value their gifts from God (Psalm 139:14)
I inspire them with love ( Matthew 3:17)
N navigate them toward Jesus (John 14:6)
