Direction For My Children

“How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalms 119:9-11 NIV

How do we direct our children on the right path?  The path is found in God’s word. Psalm 119.  We must teach and impress upon our children the importance of living their life searching for God, and that God is to be found in His word.  It can be a difficult task to raise our children.  I often times question whether I have the balance right, if I am to strict I could push them away, on the other hand if I am too lenient they will not see the importance of what I am trying to teach them and will wander off. There is a desire to promote a biblical-based and Christ-centered culture of honor, spiritual purity, and holiness. At these times I can only turn to God’s grace and mercy. If my children are to follow God’s commands, then they must obviously know what these commands are.  And how can they know them unless they have been taught these commands and made them a part of their lives.  If God’s Word is not in the hearts and lives of our children, then how can we believe that our children would live according to God’s Word?

Vs. 11 “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”  Without this key all our effort is for naught. We must teach God’s Word to our children; we must ingrain the daily reading of the Word into their lives.  We must model the importance of regular memorization of the Word, for how else will our children learn to hide His Word in their hearts.  The Lord has blessed us with a great privilege and responsibility, to bring up these children that He has entrusted to us. Lord give us the wisdom, love, strength and patience to raise these children in Your path of purity.   Amen.