Discipling
Little Ones
by
Crystal
Paine
How you are
"discipling"
your little
one now? How
are you
preparing
her to
follow
Jesus? -MM
Hi, MM!
Thanks for
the great
question.
Although I
feel wholly
inadequate
to give out
parenting
advice
(maybe in 25
years from
now?), I'd
be glad to
share some
things we
are doing
with
Kathrynne.
These are
just very
simple
things,
nothing
profound!
1. We are
praying with
her on a
daily basis
and also
praying for
her --
privately
and
together. We
pray for her
salvation,
for her
future, for
her spouse,
marriage,
for our
future
generations.
We also pray
earnestly
that the
Lord would
give us His
wisdom to
train her
and raise
her in the
ways of the
Lord. When
we pray with
her, we try
to keep it
short and
simple and
explain to
her why we
are praying
and what
prayer is.
She may not
completely
understand
right now,
but we hope
that she
will soon.
2. We read
Scripture to
her on a
daily basis
-- I am
reading to
her from
beginning to
end of the
Bible, a
chapter or
two per day.
Jesse often
reads the
Bible to her
in the
morning, and
then she is
usually
present for
our family
worship
time.
3. We talk
to her about
the Lord --
As I go
about the
day, I try
to use every
opportunity
to talk to
her about
God, to
acknowledge
God, and to
teach her to
have a
reverential
fear of the
Lord. We
also talk to
her about
our goals
and desires
for her --
that she
would love
the Lord
with all of
her heart,
soul, mind,
and
strength.
A few of the
other things
we do with
her:
We play and
sing hymns
to her on an
almost daily
basis -- we
want to
instill in
her a love
for
God-honoring
music. We
have a verse
book with 10
simple Bible
verses and
catechism
cards with
20 questions
and one word
answers that
we try to
review
everyday
with her. We
also read to
her from
good books
on a
near-daily
basis.
Crystal
Paine is a
24-year-old
homeschool
graduate
from Topeka,
Kansas. She
is the
blessed wife
of Jesse and
joyful
mother of
Kathrynne.
Visit her
site,
Biblical
Womanhood,
for books,
articles,
encouragement,
and
inspiration!
