Why become a Faith@Home focused individual/parent? Reason #3

I’ll never forget the time I was asked to co-lead a workshop for parents of teenagers with Dr. David Anderson of the Youth & Family Institute. After I got things started I turned it over to David who began by asking a simple question. “How many of you here wish your teenager had a stronger faith?” Almost every hand in the room went up. Then he said something next that I will never forget. “Realize, that in all likelihood, what you see in your teenagers faith is a mirror image of your faith.” At that point I wanted to get off the stage before the tomatoes started flying but then I looked at the audience and instead of being angry they were all nodding in agreement. We need to realize that when it comes to spiritual development, our kids follow in our footsteps. If you want your kids to pray more…then you pray more! If you want your kids to serve others…then you serve others! If you want your kids to read the Bible and live according to its ways…then you read the Bible and live according to its ways! If you choose to be a one hour, hypocritical Christian that will have multigenerational impact that will lead, in all likelihood, to your children one day walking away from the faith. Yet if you choose to be a 24/7, Faith@Home focused individual/parent that will lead, in all likelihood to your kids and grandkids being 24/7, Faith@Home focused individuals.