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CHAPTER NINE | DEVELOPING A HUNGER FOR THE THINGS OF GOD 

Fearing God means having a deeply committed respect, love, and reverence for God’s authority and power. It means being afraid of what life would be like without Him and being grateful that because of His love we’ll never have to experience such despair. It means hungering for all that God is and all that He has for us.

When we do our part to teach, instruct, discipline, and train our children in the ways of God . . .

• when we read them stories from God’s Word,

• when we teach them how to pray and have faith that God is who He says He is and will do what He says He’ll do,

• when we help them get plugged in with godly friends,

• when we show them that walking with God brings joy and fulfillment, not boredom and restrictions, 

• when we pray with and for them about everything,

. . . then our children will develop a hunger for the things of God.

“the fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened” (Proverbs 10:27).

Finding a church that is actively teaching God’s Word, showing God’s love, and sharing God’s joy with its children and young people will make a big difference in helping your children develop a hunger for the things of God.

Start right now by praying for your child to fear God, have faith in Him and His Word, and develop the kind of heart that seeks after Him.

It’s never too early to begin praying about this. Don’t wait another moment.

WEAPONS OF WARFARE

Matthew 5:6

Proverbs 14:27

Galatians 2:20

Psalm 119:2

Psalm 86:11-12

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