\u201cWhat\u2019s your purpose in doing that?\u201d asked the parent.<\/p>\n
Help your child write a purpose statement for their life. As they grow older, the purpose statement may expand. Jesus indicates that primary purpose is loving God wholeheartedly and loving others and ourselves fervently. Are you willing to teach that to your children?<\/p>\n
A simple purpose statement may be:<\/p>\n
I am loving God by_____________________________________.<\/p>\n
I am loving others by____________________________________.<\/p>\n
I am loving myself by____________________________________.<\/p>\n
Any plan that lines up with my purpose is on purpose.<\/i><\/p>\n
Any plan that contradicts my purpose if off purpose.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cSo Johnny, how does taking Billy\u2019s toy show Billy that you love God and him?\u201d asked the godly parent. Johnny has been learning from his parents that loving God and others comes before loving self. Johnny must now plan to return Billy\u2019s toy and apologize.<\/p>\n
As a teenager, Johnny begins to make life decisions based on his purpose. Those plans reflect God\u2019s will because they are on purpose. Scripture declares that there is a \u201ctime for every purpose under heaven\u201d (Eccl. 3:1). Help your child discover purpose before they make plans about the future.<\/p>\n
Jesus said to him, \u201c \u2018You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.\u2019 This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: \u2018You shall love your neighbor as yourself\u2019 \u201d <\/i>(Matt. 22:37\u201340).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWhat\u2019s your purpose in doing that?\u201d asked the parent. Help your child write a purpose statement for their life. As they grow older, the purpose statement may expand. Jesus indicates that primary purpose is loving God wholeheartedly and loving others and ourselves fervently. Are you willing to teach that to your children? A simple purpose … Continue reading “27 TEACHING CHILDREN PURPOSE EMPOWERS THEM
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