Deuteronomy 18:21 “’You may say in your heart, “How will we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?”’”

One of the most difficult spiritual concepts to teach children is how to know when it is the Lord speaking to them or just indigestion. Lol. Seriously, how do we teach them to listen to the Lord’s voice and not be swayed by friends, culture or even a misinformed teacher?

Moses answered his own question he proposed to the people by saying they would wait and see if what the prophet said became true. So the answer is “Are your children hearing the truth as compared to THE Truth?” Our children need a measuring rod for what is true and what is false. We know as believers that the only real truth is God’s Word. We have to use that to compare anything. If what we are hearing does not match up to what God says in His Word, then we are not be swayed by it.

That is why, Parents, you must use God’s Word, not your knowledge or wisdom, as the reason behind disciplining your children. We should always point them to scripture when we correct. Not as a battering ram or a baseball bat, but as the gentle guide it is in our own lives. We need rules and guidelines, and God gives us those so clearly in His Word.

Your children are going to have many questions as they get older that will need clarity. Whom do they date? What will be their major in college? Whom do they marry? Whom do they cast a vote for in an election? All these questions can be answered by clinging to His Word. Point them there. After all, if God says it, that simply settles it.