The Importance Of A Christian Life

As we live and experience life we see sin become that much more accepted. The nature of the sin presented in the world has become a norm. Those who live a Christian life and hold true to the biblical values are looked down on because “being saved” just isn’t cool. Is it because the devil has used tactics and has made so many distractions to attract our fleshly desires? Yes, but although the distractions for adults are surreal and hard to deal with, our children are also falling victim to the same attacks. How can we as Christian parents ensure that the godly principles in which we govern our lives to and live out daily are followed by our children? How can the children relate to their parents whom they think to the most part don’t understand …show more content…
It is important that parents spend time actively engaging in their children’s lives because research continues to reveal that—although other significant adults are also important—parents remain the most influential people in children’s spiritual, social, and behavioral development.7 This includes shaping their values and how they perceive things. The world is a huge mine field and we shouldn’t want our children falling victim to the antics and schemes satan tries to throw their way. So like a civilian striving to become a good soldier training is vital. Without proper training and time you can become a casualty when placed in wartime environments/situations. Soldiers are taught how to maneuver and respond to enemy fire as well as being taught how to engage and defeat the enemy. Likewise, a wise parent is one who uses incentives to stimulate and train up his children toward godliness, creating a hunger in him for righteousness and wise living. Just as a soldier will never forget the basics of being a soldier so a child will not forget the instincts toward godliness which were stimulated in him as a child. The Bible says in Proverbs 22:6 to train a child up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it (KNJV). It could not be more accurate. Training requires repetition and while repeating acts of the trained event it becomes second …show more content…
What this means is there must be time set aside for the entire family (father, mother child(ren)) to come together and be intimate with God. There should be time set aside for prayer, for in home Bible study and for family song singing. This should never be pursued like a burden but like an opportunity to show love to God. If families would even allow their children the opportunity to share something they want to say to God and present to God it helps build their relationship with Him and help them understand why God is such a necessity. Did you know that forty percent of all young people deem religion important enough to practice regularly- a minority, but a very significant minority? One in twelve (8%) can be described as “highly devoted: (e.g., they attend religious services weekly or more, they feel very close to God, they participate in a religious youth group, they read Scripture, pray frequently, and say faith is very important in their lives). I would believe the lack of the rest of the percentage not being up is because either those teens aren’t getting the experience within the home as a family but rather all put off on the church to help nurture spiritual relationships and make each member God-conscious. Raising God-consciousness in the family is one facet of the whole matter Christian spirituality. Spirituality for the Christian is ordinariness dancing around a central