Building a Family Faith

Are we loosing our legacy of faith? Are the future generations continuing the legacy of faith that you carried down from your mother and father? I know that my generation, known as Generation X has definitely gotten a bad rap for leaving our faith behind. I can’t tell you how many stories I have heard already of people my age being far from the doors of the church and the path of a Christian life. How about your children do you think that they will continue in the faith that you’re planting in them? I know you hope so and so do I.

We have to leave our children with strong roots that will ground them in the faith that we put our hope and trust in. The important thing is to give them those roots. We are all to follow the words of Deuteronomy 6:6-9

“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”

These words still apply to us today. In order for us to expect our children to continue to walk in the faith that you have taught them about you must continually teach them allowing it to become a part of who they are, you must also encourage them to continually learn more about the Lord themselves, nurturing their own personal relationship with him. A relationship with a parent or even both parents is important, but it cannot replace their relationship with their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is truly the only way that they can be grounded enough to continue in their faith for the long run.

Faithfulness is important not only to our generation but to the generations to follow, pour yourself into the next generation by making practice of the words of Deuteronomy 6 and many, many more Scriptures you can draw wisdom from in God’s Word.

Alyssa Dees Avant is a Christian author, blogger, podcaster, speaker, and business owner, when she is not speaking to audiences of young girls and their mothers, she is writing as a freelance and ghostwriter. Whether she is sharing her passion with girls on the topics of beauty, modesty, and etiquette or with their moms on time management and organizing Alyssa has a true passion for helping others. Visit her on the web at beautybydesignonline.com or organizedlifebydesign.com

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