Seize Every Opportunity To Teach Kids Eternal Truths

As parents we’re building God’s kingdom one day at a time by shining God’s light to our children. It’s a great privilege to serve the Lord in our homes. As they grow we need to get creative in how we teach them God’s truths to make sure that the Word is instilled in their hearts.

How do we learn the most precious lessons in life?

Many of the lessons we learn are from making mistakes. Trial and error can teach us a lot. Unfortunately many don’t learn from mistakes and don’t listen to counsel.

“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.” – Proverbs 12:15

Even though making mistakes can teach us many things- reading and talking about God’s truths can instill wisdom in our children’s hearts. We must do all that we can so that our children can learn God’s truths.

“And you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.” – Deuteronomy 6:7

It’s so important to teach them how to study read and understand the Bible so that they may always correctly interpret God’s Word and have a foundation to make right decisions in the future.

As a mommy I’ve found that there are many ways to teach our kids. Here’s a few ideas for you to teach the Bible to your children in a fun and meaningful way.

Tell your own life stories.

This is a fantastic way to teach them. Did you learn valuable lessons through making certain mistakes? What truths did you find in God’s Word that helped you get the right perspective though the trial?

If you can share those life lessons with your kids- it will mean so much more to them. It takes on a whole new meaning and they’ll always remember the lessons from those stories because it happened to their own parents.

Many times we categorize Bible time only as devotional time. The truth is that with a little bit of creativity we can incorporate teaching of God’s Word into every aspect of life.

Teachable Moments.

Seize the opportunities in real life situations to teach your kids God’s truths by applying His word to their daily lives.
This is by far my favorite way to teach because they are going through the situation and so it is much more memorable for them.

They may be going through certain issues and we can use those moments to help them get the biblical perspective on things.
Real life consequences to poor decisions are excellent tools to teach our children. It may seem very negative to deal with the consequences. However when we see these as opportunities to prevent worse problems up ahead we can be grateful in the midst of the trials.

Directly read Bible verses and talk about them.

I love to read verses that are uplifting and positive. Here’s a list of encouraging and inspirational Bible verses for you to reflect upon and talk about with your children at devotional time.

You may also choose to simply read through one of the books of the Bible and ask questions to your children about what was just read. When kids talk about things they will retain a lot more of the information.

The fact is that as parents we are called by the Lord to minister, train and teach our kids. We need to redeem the time and count our days to do this. Every moment of our lives is an opportunity to fulfill our ministry.

Eren Mckay is a WAHM to 3 boys. She loves to help others by providing homemaking and family resources.