One day when my boys were young I asked them to record a championship football game for me because I had another commitment. Because I enjoy the unexpected in sports, I made it clear that I wanted to view the game without knowing the final score. When I came home, my middle son, who was six at the time, solemnly declared: “Dad I’m not going to tell you the score but you probably don’t want to watch the game.” I immediately knew that my team had lost. I responded sharply, “Andrew, you weren’t supposed to tell me!” Unfortunately, my values were showing. I was more concerned about a trifling football game than my treasured son.
Parents, your primary call in life is to fervently love God: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments I give you today are to be upon your hearts. When loving God becomes the priority of your life, it has a good chance of becoming the priority of your child’s life. Over the next several posts I plan to write about how we can model that love to our children.
