Parents-Shepherd Your Children - FEED YOUR CHILDREN

A good shepherd  knows that any one of his sheep could stray from the flock. Perhaps it is attracted by grass  a short distance away and then to come a bit farther away, thus separating itself from the flock.  In a similar manner, a child could drift away gradually on a spiritually dangerous path, being tempted by a harmful association or degrading entertainment. (Proverbs 13:20) How can you help to prevent such a situation from developing?

When teaching your children, act quickly if you recognized potential weak spots. Work at fortifying Christian qualities that your children have but that they may need to be strengthened. ( 2 Peter 1:5-8)  The regular period for family worship  is an excellent time for you to do that.  In outlining this arrangement, the October  2008 Kingdom Ministry stated;  "Family heads are encouraged to shoulder their responsibility before Jehovah to ensure that a meaningful, regular program of family Bible study is followed."  Are you taking full advantage of this loving provision to shepherd our children?  Trust that your children deeply appreciate your putting priority on taking care of their spiritual need. -MATTHEW 5:3; Philippians 1:10.

Consider what a teenager named Carissa said about how the Family Worship program benefited her family.  "I like that we can all sit down together and talk.  As we do this, we are bonding and creating good memories.  My dad is consistent with our Family Worship program. It's encouraging to see that he takes it seriously- and that makes me want to take it seriously too,  It also gives me more reason to respect him as my father and spiritual head."  A young sister named Britney commented:  "Family worship has brought me closer to my parents. It shows me that they do want to hear  about my problems and that they really care. It helps us to be a strong and unified family."  Clearly, feeding your children spiritually-particularly by means of family worship-is a primary way that you  can me a good shepherd.

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