All three of my sons down through the years have hit home runs, scored touchdowns, and shot the buzzer beater. At almost all those events, I was standing nearby cheering them on. You could and still can see me on the sidelines cheering, yelling, clapping, and encouraging them as they give it all they have. I enjoy doing it because they are my children. Equally, they need me to do it, I’m their father. I believe years down the road they’ll remember that I was present in those moments as a voice of encouragement.
If this is true in sports, cheerleading, academics, and the such, it is certainly true in their walk with God. Our children need their parents to encourage them in spiritual endeavors. They need us admonishing them to pray. They need us consistently bringing them to worship. They need us to hold them accountable to read their bibles, treat others kindly, and serve the body of Christ.
As a father of children who are almost adults allow me to give this counsel: Be the primary voice of truth in your child’s life. And use that voice to encourage their walk with God. One day the trophies will be in an attic, but what we teach them to do for Christ lives through eternity.
Rev. KK
