getting into a daily devotional routine is something we have struggled with for many years. as the babies kept coming and our family kept growing it seemed we pushed it aside more and more. sometimes it was just too frustrating to try and read over all the noise. but recently i have had a desire and deep love for Gods word. and i want to share this desire with the family! i want them to love Gods word like i do. i want them to grow up in the adminition of the Lord. i want them to have the character of Christ. i want them to be servants. but most of all i want them to be in heaven with me in the end. what better way to accomplish these things than by reading Gods word together. and not just a few short devotions together here and there. Gods word is transforming! a couple of routines we have started in our home is an evening devotion. this happens each night before dinner. daddy reads from the bible. we keep it simple. we started in genesis and read half a chapter to 1 chapter a night. then we have a small discussion. the next routine we started was a bedtime devotional. daddy reads with the boys and mommy reads with the girls. currently daddy and the boys are reading out of the book of john. mommy and the girls are reading an age apropriate book on sex (christian) and also a book on courting. we also look up verses and read them together when teaching oppurtunites come up. if someone in the house is fighting, having a bad attitude or showing bad character. we will look up verses that pertain to those subjects. as i sit here and type my 2 quarreling daughters are reading scripture together about loving one another and putting others before ourselves. and already i can see them calming down :)
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