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“Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.”

Wear your faith wherever you go. You have been called to be a Godly man not just at church and at home but everywhere you go. You are called to be a Godly man at work by working as if you are working for the Lord. You are called to be a Godly driver on the interstate when someone cuts you off. You are called to be a Godly man in your basketball or hockey league as well as whenever no one is looking. Remember…WWJHYD! What would Jesus have you do? Christianity is not something you simply turn on and off. You are called to be like Christ in all you do.
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I can guess that you may be feeling a little overwhelmed at your role and responsibility of building faith in your child. You may be asking, “How am I going to do this? I never had faith conversations in my home with my parents. How am I supposed to do this with my child? What am I supposed to tell them?” Let’s look at the Deuteronomy passage again for the answer.

“Tell him: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Before our eyes the Lord sent miraculous signs and wonders—great and terrible—upon Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.  But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land that he promised on oath to our forefathers.’”.

What do you tell your child? The story. You don’t have to be a theologian. You simply have to know YOUR story of God has impacted your life and then simply tell that story to your children. Don’t be intimidated. You can do this. It’s not that difficult. And if you need help, then go to a Christian church because the role of the church is to be a life-long partner, not a replacement, to help you know and tell the story.

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“Fear the LORD your god, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you:” One of the things we have talked quite a bit about in this bible study group is the following of only one God. The girls and I have talked about Scientology, yoga, horoscopes, and other spiritually borderline stuff. We have talked about others they know who believe a little of everything to make up what they “justify” as their belief system. We have wrestled with the whys and we have talked about what people “make up” to worship. We have explored where these combo meals get people. The conclusion of these 13 year old girls was that it missed the mark. The full covering came from only one source and there was peace and comfort in all that. The be careful part of this verse is you really have to watch what seeps into your belief system and you have to watch what you pass on to your kids. They are watching who you give all the glory to. Make the choice easy for them; pick only one…THE only one!

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With busy schedules, it is hard to find a time when everyone can gather for prayer. However, wait and make the time for this. Don’t fall for the trap of, “Let’s just do it without him or her. It’s easier that way.” Just because it may be easier doesn’t mean its best. In fact, often the easier path is usually not the right path. Encourage everyone to participate even if it is via phone, Internet, or silently standing with you.

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I am a life-long Chicago Cubs, Bears, and Bulls fan. I have all the paraphernalia to prove it and I will never root for another team ahead of my beloved Bulls, Bears, and Cubs. I have lived in Minnesota Vikings country and I didn’t care. I wore my Bears jersey proudly. I now live in Los Angeles Dodger country yet I still put on my Cubs uniform and go cheer my Cubbies on whenever they come to play the Dodgers. Do I take a lot of grief and ridicule, especially when the Dodgers take the Cubs out in the playoffs, which just about killed me? Absolutely! But do I care? Not a bit. I am committed to my teams.

Can you be as committed to loving and serving the one true God as you are to your favorite sports team? Can you stay committed to following God even when you get ridiculed for it? You clearly have the ability to commit yourself to something. Will you commit yourself to God?

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In Deuteronomy 6:10-12 God spells out all the wondrous things we have to rejoice in. They are SIMPLE things like land with cities, houses filled with good things, wells, vineyards and olive groves. What more could you want? They are not the complicated things we have made them to be today. What God originally gave us was all that we needed to live and eat with good things. He needed us to remember where all this came from and in its purest form. What was the big deal about remembering all of this anyway? When we forget to acknowledge who gives us our gifts/blessings, the magnitude of those gifts diminishes. They can fade to the point of feeling like we were owed these things and we forget what it took to make them.

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Your devotional life begins with you being in a devoted relationship with Jesus Christ. Your kids will be devoted to who and what you are devoted to. Please understand that when you are in a 24/7 devoted relationship with God you will then look for Him and see Him twenty four hours a day seven days a week. Teachable moments will surround you all the time because God is in all things. Yet if you are only partially devoted to God then you will only partially see Him. That’s why this verse says, Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart and with ALL your soul and with ALL your strength. So what’s the best thing you can do to increase your devotional life as a family? It’s about you increasing your devotion to Jesus Christ.
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Anticipate and celebrate diversity. What works with one child may not work with another. If you have children of different ages, be willing to enjoy and try new kinds of prayers to meet the differences of everyone in the family. Expect each person to be different and celebrate the way each is unique.

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Everyone has made bad choices at some points in life, choices you wish you could make over again. The choice you make whether to live your life God’s way or not is going to be the biggest choice you will ever make. You do not want to know the number of parents I have had in my office over the years saying, “I wish I could go back and do it over again.” Many of them live with the costly consequences of those choices still today. I do not want that for you or for your child. That is why I’m not watering this message down or holding back.

I do not want you in some pastor’s office years from now saying, “I wish I could go back and do it over again.” You have a huge opportunity in front of you right now, and it all comes down to a choice. “Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me, and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

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