I want my family to have a focus on the Kingdom, I want them to put others before themselves, I want them to pray for the missionaries in Burma, I want them to have compassion on the poor and the needy, I want them to go to the nursing home and reach out to the elderly, I want them to tell the neighbor girl that Jesus loves her.
I've been thinking a lot lately about the importance of including our kids in ministry. They hear at church that they need to be concerned about people other than themselves, but are they seeing a life of service lived out by us as parents. Life can become so busy and sometimes the everyday becomes our focus and we forget about those around us who really need Jesus.
As a family we lead a worship service at a local nursing home once a month, my daughter Emma especially enjoys this time. She loves the people at the nursing home and they love her. She knows the questions to ask them and she's not afraid to give them hugs. We have had to miss the past two months because of the holidays and being out of town on "our week". The other day Emma asked, "do we get to go to the nursing home this Sunday?" I told her no because our week fell on the Sunday we were in Colorado. She asked me, "Mom why do we have to wait for our week? Can't we go tell them about Jesus anytime?"
Yes Emma, we can and we should go tell them about Jesus. Thank you for reminding me that even when life is busy, our God is still working and our God wants us to go and tell even if it isn't "our week" to do it!
What are some ways you include your kids in ministry?
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