Last night our pastor called to let us know that a man from our church had died suddenly (he was in his mid 50's with no known illness). This was very sad news. Husband and I know that he was not saved. He came with his mother (whom he lived with) and sat behind us in church every Sunday. We would hear him critique the sermons during the sermon and make little comments. He was a very sour person in his attitudes and speech.
This had me thinking about the passing on of the faith. Both of his parents were/are faithful Christians and served in many ways to the church community. I'm sure that their kids always went to church with them and they continued to do so in adulthood. One of their children is going to be a pastor while this child lived with his parents. But somewhere there was a disconnect of faith.
This thought has been on my mind already. Parents....bring your children up in the Lord! This has to be a very deliberate exercise on the part of the parents. I have been realizing that our younger 2 children have been put on the back burner lately with me working so much and husband working and doing his masters' studies. So, we are working on a plan for me to be able to spend more time (really THERE time) with the kids. Passing along the faith to our children is really a top priority!!!
2 comments:
amen! I wonder what it is that makes the faith pass? Why did I grow up knowing Christ, but other people (raised similarily) do not?
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