As you interact with your children, make God real and ever present at the earliest possible age. Talk to Him in their presence and talk about Him to them even before they can understand. Make the mundane moments (like diaper changing) occasions in which you talk to God out loud about this child and what he or she means to both you and Him.
As you do this, they will learn from you to be consoled by God and live to please Him even when you are not with them. Help them to rely on Christ when you are not there to take them through a situation. Adults will not always be present to step in and right a situation, so they need to be able to handle it and process it in a godly manner.” Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (excerpt from Entrusted with a Child’s Heart, chapter 8, p. 212-213)
In what ways do you (or could you) interact with God in a way that is visible to your child? Share an example of a time you caught a glimpse of your child turning to Him for help in their time of need?
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