Todays Lesson is compiled from a Reading Plan created by Parenting by Design, a Fort Worth ministry devoted to teaching parents to lead their children the way God, Our Perfect Parent, leads His children. I express my gratitude to YouVersion for their generosity in providing Parenting by Design Daily Devotional. Biblical Source: Titus 2:7-8 CEVUS06: Always set a good example for others. Be sincere and serious when you teach. Use clean language that no one can criticize. Do this, and your enemies will be too ashamed to say anything against you. Todays Lesson: Modeling Godliness Studies shows that children learn more from our actions than they do from our words. It shouldnt surprise us that this is a biblical concept. James said, Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says (Jas. 1:22 NIV). Almost 2,000 years ago, Paul stressed the importance of modeling Godliness to his young protégé, Titus. Paul knew that we give our opponents a chance to discredit our testimony when we live ungodly lives. Insight: This principle applies to our children as well. For example, if a father wants his children to respect their mother, he must show respect to her as well. If we stress the importance of obeying the speed limit, we need to model obedience in our own driving. Our actions demonstrate what we really believe. Parenting with Grace: Because children look at your example when weighing the truth of your words, by your words and actions model Godliness, especially for your children. ************ A generous thank you to Parenting by Design for providing their daily devotional. Please visit: ParentingbyDesign for more information about Parenting by Design.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:34:45 +0000
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