One of my favorite moments in this new year is one that has continued on for 8 days now. On January 3, my children and I began reading the book of Acts. The goal in this is to consistently read one chapter each day, this completing the entire book before the advent of the next month.
We started out the holiday season memorizing the mandate of Jesus to love God with all we have and then to love people wholly. We talked about how the only way to really love God is to know Him (you can't love a perfect stranger intimately, after all). And the best way to know Him is to listen to His words and read the love letter He has sent. So we have been working on doing just that.
And it's been awesome! We read a chapter each day and the Princess will actually narrate a few salient points back to us. Lil Man is starting to pay attention more so that he can do the same. And reading so consistently is allowing us to see patterns we haven't always noticed in other readings of these stories. We've noticed how Jesus promised them power through the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8) and in every single chapter Peter or another God-Lover has been able to boldly proclaim the Truth in a situation that would otherwise be very overwhelming.
And my children are taking that to heart and walking in that same boldness. Just yesterday the Princess prayed for a lady at Walmart who was sick; she asked God for total healing! On the way home, we talked about how the Holy Spirit prompts us and equips us ... but we have to move forward.
So today I want to encourage you: delve into the Word of God. Know Him. Seek Him tenaciously. Crave Him desperately. And teach your children to do the same!
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We started out the holiday season memorizing the mandate of Jesus to love God with all we have and then to love people wholly. We talked about how the only way to really love God is to know Him (you can't love a perfect stranger intimately, after all). And the best way to know Him is to listen to His words and read the love letter He has sent. So we have been working on doing just that.
And it's been awesome! We read a chapter each day and the Princess will actually narrate a few salient points back to us. Lil Man is starting to pay attention more so that he can do the same. And reading so consistently is allowing us to see patterns we haven't always noticed in other readings of these stories. We've noticed how Jesus promised them power through the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8) and in every single chapter Peter or another God-Lover has been able to boldly proclaim the Truth in a situation that would otherwise be very overwhelming.
And my children are taking that to heart and walking in that same boldness. Just yesterday the Princess prayed for a lady at Walmart who was sick; she asked God for total healing! On the way home, we talked about how the Holy Spirit prompts us and equips us ... but we have to move forward.
So today I want to encourage you: delve into the Word of God. Know Him. Seek Him tenaciously. Crave Him desperately. And teach your children to do the same!
Linked up with Raising Homemakers
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