I am not an expert at anything, least of all parenting. Still, there are moments when I am impressed with a significant truth, usually from scripture, or from a great Christian communicator, and these impressions are worth passing on. Here is one:
1. Stop having “church” conversations and start having “God” conversations.
I’m BIG on church. So please understand thatI am not demeaning the church in any way. In my parenting of our daughters I can recall dozens of times that I’ve picked them up after an event at church and asked something like, “How did it go?” or “How was the meeting?” or “How was the event?” You’ve probably done the same. The problem that I see is that the conversation that followed the question was often centered around the event. I wish I had intentionally led the conversation more toward God. Here are some questions I wish I had asked more often:
a. What did God teach you through the time there?
b. Do you feel closer to God, or more distant from him as a result?
c. Where do you sense God may be leading you as a result of this experience?
I know, these are deep questions, and I’m sure they could be phrased in better ways, but I will leave them as is, for the purpose of asking you to think about it…how can you lead your children to understand that life is ALL about loving God, and too often we fall SO short of this by just talking church.
