Comments on: Raising My Children to be Christians http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/ ... you know the ones. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:20:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11232 Heather Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:42:42 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11232 Thanks for this reminder! I feel like I'm in a pressure cooker when I start micro-managing my kids! I need to step back and rememeber that we are seeking to please God, not men. Thanks for this reminder! I feel like I'm in a pressure cooker when I start micro-managing my kids! I need to step back and rememeber that we are seeking to please God, not men.

]]> By: Muthering Heights http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11233 Muthering Heights Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:58:50 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11233 This is an incredible post...something I pray for as well! This is an incredible post…something I pray for as well!

]]> By: Terri http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11234 Terri Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:09:19 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11234 My husband and I often discuss the importance of our kids' faith being thiers, not ours. That means that we should expect and embrace questioning on their parts. But I am sure I also fall into that trap of trying to have my kids act perfectly. I do have wonderful, well-behaved kids, though! We are very blessed. Blessings! My husband and I often discuss the importance of our kids' faith being thiers, not ours. That means that we should expect and embrace questioning on their parts. But I am sure I also fall into that trap of trying to have my kids act perfectly. I do have wonderful, well-behaved kids, though! We are very blessed. Blessings!

]]> By: Sturgmom http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11235 Sturgmom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:44:15 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11235 "But sometimes, I am conforming them to Christianity, rather than letting Christianity transform them."<br /><br />Excellent thought! This is my husband's and my wish- that their behavior is Christ-like b/c Christ works in their hearts, not because we did really great behavior modification.<br /><br />Have you read Shepherding a Child's Heart? "But sometimes, I am conforming them to Christianity, rather than letting Christianity transform them."

Excellent thought! This is my husband's and my wish- that their behavior is Christ-like b/c Christ works in their hearts, not because we did really great behavior modification.

Have you read Shepherding a Child's Heart?

]]> By: Anonymous http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11236 Anonymous Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:49:17 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11236 Thank you so much for this. You have no idea the reminder it is. Thank you so much for this. You have no idea the reminder it is.

]]> By: Holley Gerth http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11237 Holley Gerth Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:27:17 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11237 Amen, girl! This is SO good. Love your beautiful heart for your family...and your Heavenly Father. Amen, girl! This is SO good. Love your beautiful heart for your family…and your Heavenly Father.

]]> By: Alexia http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11238 Alexia Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:29:40 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11238 I find myself micro-managing my children in public just like you. Sometimes I get so concerned about them behaving properly(and in turn, making me look good), that I forget to let them be kids, make mistakes and learn from them.<br /><br />It's so hard sometimes to know how to raise my boys to be sensitive to Jesus and not just a set of rules. *sigh* I wish they came with manuals for this kind of stuff :)<br /><br />It's nice to know that other mommas are working toward the same goal I am though. I find myself micro-managing my children in public just like you. Sometimes I get so concerned about them behaving properly(and in turn, making me look good), that I forget to let them be kids, make mistakes and learn from them.

It's so hard sometimes to know how to raise my boys to be sensitive to Jesus and not just a set of rules. *sigh* I wish they came with manuals for this kind of stuff :)

It's nice to know that other mommas are working toward the same goal I am though.

]]> By: Jennifer http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11239 Jennifer Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:00:12 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11239 Amen, sister! This is a well-written, thoughtful post that hits the nail on the head. It's not about religion--it's about relationship. Amen, sister! This is a well-written, thoughtful post that hits the nail on the head. It's not about religion–it's about relationship.

]]> By: Wendy http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11240 Wendy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:34:57 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11240 What a beautiful, truthful post. You are so right. You have such a gift for showing the obvious to us in a light, perhaps, we hadn't looked at before. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of us. What a beautiful, truthful post. You are so right. You have such a gift for showing the obvious to us in a light, perhaps, we hadn't looked at before. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of us.

]]> By: Shari Lancaster http://wearethatfamily.com/2009/12/raising-my-children-to-be-christians/comment-page-1/#comment-11241 Shari Lancaster Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:17:14 +0000 http://localhost:8888/kristen2/?p=202#comment-11241 As someone who grew up in a Christian home (& also went to Christian school), I can tell you the #1 thing that influences your children is the way you act. As an adult, I realize now how much I learned, not from what my parents said, but from what they did. You are right, trying to force your children to act like Christians is definitely not the way (I saw bad results in some of my friends that went crazy, like you were talking about). As someone who grew up in a Christian home (& also went to Christian school), I can tell you the #1 thing that influences your children is the way you act. As an adult, I realize now how much I learned, not from what my parents said, but from what they did. You are right, trying to force your children to act like Christians is definitely not the way (I saw bad results in some of my friends that went crazy, like you were talking about).

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