Parents and Spiritual GrowthIn this article I will talk about parents and spiritual growth. By praying together, sharing the Word of god we help others to make an experience in meeting the Lord. Thus we can help others grow in body, heart, mind, spirit and relationships. In the bible parents are requested to show affection to their children, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians.:4). Life requires acknowledgement of the dignity of the other one, respect, concern and self-forgetfulness. We share in God’s love power as Creator and Father when we transmit life or help others to live more fully. The bible declares “My son, attend to my word;… For they are life unto those that find them and health to all the flesh” (Proverbs 4:20, 22). The quality and quantity of the word of God you take in and apply to your life determine the state of spiritual strength. You can become spiritually weak when you take in too little of the word or when you take adulterated forms of milk of the word. In 1Peter 2:2 the bible talks about sincere milk of the word which shows that there is insincere milk, which can cause spiritual weakness. As parents, we agreed to treat all our children in the same way, including Christabel, to expose her to the world of god like any other child. Sometimes we ask her to say the certain prayers such at meals, or opening prayer when we want to pray as a family.
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