God's Workmanship
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we should walk in them.
- Ephesians 2:10
Our children are special creations of God's loving workmanship. In fact, the word "workmanship" is the Greek word for "poetry." Our children are the poetry of a loving Creator.
Let your children know they are uniquely wonderful, with gifts and talents like no one else. Tell them that they were created to mirror Him.
We live in a society that puts conditions on everything. Kids join gangs because they want to belong. Tell your kids they don't need acceptance from their peers because God has not only accepted them, but He has forgiven them of everything they have ever done wrong. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us"
(Romans 5:8).
Help your children understand that God loves them unconditionally--not for what they do but for who they are--God's kids. Refuse to love your children conditionally. Love them as the Father does--unconditionally. Say to your children, "There is nothing you can do that will make me stop loving you!"
Father, fill me with Your unconditional love for my children. May they see Your love in my life. Let me live my life knowing that I too am your Child and the apple of your eye and that I have gifts and talents unlike anyone else. Let me use them for your glory, let me reflect you always. Amen.
Further Reading
- Romans 5:8
- Matthew 19:14
- Psalm 139:13-18
