Remember your soul. That is what connects us. Your inanimate objects will never bring you love and joy. Turn off the phone and talk to people in your family. Ask God to help you connect.
Mark Lowry
Watch this baby worship! Lord, please make my heart like this child’s. This is my friend Melanie’s nephew.
**Update: I can’t stop watching this. If you can watch this little boy’s face, for this entire video, without tearing up, you are a bigger man than me.
Take your kids to church.
Make the effort.
Wake them up early.
Because Jesus is there.
He’s there. And He’ll meet them there.
So take them.
Carry all of their Bibles.
Sit by them in worship.
Open your Bible and open theirs.
Show them how to find the scripture the pastor is preaching from.
Show them how to worship.
Explain to them why He’s worthy of worship.
Let them see you laugh and cry and praise and study.
Forgive their wiggles and paper rustles and know that they’re listening even when it seems like they aren’t.
Ask them questions and answer the ones they ask you. Introduce them to Jesus.
Tell them of His greatness - his power - his faithfulness.
Tell them with your words and show them with your life.
Tell them what he’s done for you and how you’ve been changed by His grace and forgiveness and goodness and love.
Tell them how they can be too.
Point them to Jesus.
Over and over and over again.
Take your kids to church.
Before you take them on vacation or to grandma’s or to the backyard to play.
Take them to church.
Let them know its a priority.
Show them it has eternal value.
Let them see you set aside schedules and extra curricular activities and work and busy-ness to be present with the Lord in His house.
I promise you won’t regret it.
I promise you it won’t return back void.
Take them to church.
-Author Ima Christian
