DON'T CUT OFF YOUR CHILD FROM GOD!

Listen!What do you hear? There is a difference between hearing andhearing!Sometimes we hear only what we expect to hear-- or what we wantto hear!Do you think that maybe God has a problem 'getting ourattention?" How do we hear?How do we get our children to listen for God's voice?

We are so sophisticated that we think that being Christian is a HEAD THING! Intellectually conceived! If we understand it, then weARE it!

WRONG!

Being God's people is a head thing and a heart thing and asit-down thing and a stand-up thing and a Monday thing and anall-the-time thing!
We do it best by building our lives into thechurch!

God will and does speak beyond the regular services of the church,certainly!

BUT THE REGULAR SERVICES ARE THE HEART-LINE, THEMAINSTREAM!
IF WE TAKE THAT AWAY FROM OUR CHILDREN, WHERE WILL THEIRCHILDREN GO TO HEAR ABOUT GOD?

[There is a difference between religion and spiritual life. Butreligion is the conduit, usually, and certainly there is a need forreligion, the Christian religion--]



When God goes looking for a man or woman of God,He often starts by speaking to a girl or a boy! But I know boys andgirls that seem to me to be so busykeeping a non-God schedule that they don't have time to breathe, letalone listen to God speak in the quiet of their heart.

GOD IS ALWAYS SPEAKING IF WE CAN GET QUIET ENOUGH TO LISTEN

Right now God is saying to YOU: I LOVE YOU!"Troubled Christian, I know-- and I care!" "Sinner person, I loveYOU-- and not just your 'soul.' You are GOOD! You are worth saving! Idied on the cross for you-- to make you good-- to lift you up to beclean and pure and to walk with Me right down here on this earth!"

Right NOW God is saying to all of us:"I really want to have you walk with Me! I really want to beyour best Friend! I want you to share every part of your lifewith Me!"


God is speaking just now!But we need to stop and listen! We need to deliberately listen!

If WE try, then perhaps we will be able to encourage our children tohear God's voice, too.

That is my prayer for you- and for me- today!