A Model Parent

If you want to truly disciple your children, you have to model love yourself. You can’t just say, “Jesus said we are supposed to love one another.” If you want it to truly sink in, you have to do what Jesus did: spend focused time listening to the ones you love; give words of life and build them up; have fun, shared experiences with them; minister to them when they are sick or tired; appreciate their dreams; support and forgive them when they have failed. Then they do not just hear love as a word, but they experience love as a reality.

Similarly, if we want to change our own culture, we can’t just tell people what is right and wrong; they must experience what is right by seeing it in our lives. We show people a realistic picture of marriage and family by inviting them into our home for meals, loving them actively and sharing Christ with them.

The role of motherhood is also extremely important in our days, just as it has always been! We must build our family culture in such a way that it builds anchor lines from our children’s hearts to our hearts, giving them a reason to always think of home as the best place to be. Then, we must invite others into our home so they, too, will catch the idea of having a strong family culture and seek to build one for themselves. The best way to do both? Model Jesus so those around us can see Him.

His Promises

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.