Battle-Readying the Children, The Crux of it

He dawned it on me.

Yes, it is my responsibility to help them develop a biblical worldview.  And my responsibility to train them toward love, kindness and sacrifice.  And we can sing all the songs in the world and memorize entire books of the Bible and that will be grand! (Really, truly grand!)

But the main goal of it?  To raise them to love Jesus with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. 

And how do you do that?  By telling them of God's great, great love for them.  If we love Him because He first loved us, then all that's truly required is for me to speak His love over their lives, and pray they receive it. 

And God will take care of the rest. As the devotional I read last night said, "We are not sent to do battles for God, but to be used by God in His battles."