God is big and we are small. If this is true, how is it that we ever reach complacency in our faith? As parents, raising our kids with love and respect for one another, and for God, it is crucial that we, too, are disciplined...... spiritually.
What does this mean? Well, we all come to church most every week, we say bedtime and meal prayers with our kids, we answer yes when people ask us if we're christian. But, these area actions, not discipline. In choosing to raise our children in church, we, too, must put effort in to our faith by communicating with God.
Try to discipline yourself to pray in small and regular ways this week: alone, with your partner, family, and children. But specifically, allow yourself to pray honestly. If you have a bible (if not you can browse an online one - I suggest NRSV or NASB translations, please don't use a KJV or NKJV!), you can gain some signifigant prayer insight by flipping through the Psalms and witnessing the diversity of a disciplined believer's prayer. They are angry - hostile, even, loving, joyful, depressing - honest.
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