A prayer to help your kids love God's Word by Dr. David Jeremiah.

And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your

house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Deuteronomy 6, 6 through 7.

Our biggest failures as parents can become the greatest opportunities to illustrate genuine

faith to our kids.

When we admit our wrongs and allow our kids to see our humanity, to see how we mess up

just like anyone else, it catches their attention.

It allows us to set a biblical example of humility, love, and forgiveness for them to follow.

My own dad taught me how to admit my mistakes, ask for forgiveness, and have the humility

to reveal my human weaknesses to my kids.

His willingness to admit his wrongs impressed me when I was young.

I realized he had faults just like me, and he let me see him seeking God and praying

through those weaknesses.

It impacted me for life.

Deuteronomy 6, 6 through 9, offers a roadmap for how we are to live out our faith in

front of our children.

What we believe must make its way into our daily attitudes, conversations, and routines.

We can teach our kids what the Bible says.

But if we want them to live according to its truth, we need to live it.

If we want our kids to have a growing faith and love God's word, we need to demonstrate

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