Walking the talk

Deuteronomy 11:19  "Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."

There are many responsibilities God entrusts to you when He makes you a parent.  You have the responsibility to provide for your children's needs, care for them, and protect them.  But He gives us no greater responsibility than to introduce them to God and build a strong foundation upon which their faith can be based. 

Ultimately, they will have to choose for themselves whether or not to place their faith in Jesus Christ and to love God with all their heart, soul and strength.  But while they are entrusted to our care, it is our responsibility as parents to lead and guide them through their early years, building in them a core knowledge of who God is, how much He loves us, and how we can live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

This is a daily responsibility, and doesn't simply involve taking them to church on Sunday.  In fact, the way we as parents live our lives every day of the week either reinforces or contradicts what we teach them about God.  Walk the talk, because they are always watching and learning.