This past July, at our Evangelical Church's Family Camp we had Maddie dedicated. This was a very special night for not only Ron and I, as parents, but also for Maddie. When she gets older we will be able to tell her about how we had her dedicated and how we gave her to the Lord. Jesus blessed us with a beautiful girl and we are so blessed to have her.
Being Christian parents we have a responsibility. We are instructed, in the Bible, to raise Maddie (and the boys) to know, love and serve Jesus. This is not something to be taken lightly. As a mom, I feel very responsible for my children. I want them to be protected against dangers, kept from bad things and spared even the tiniest of problems. But my responsibility goes even deeper. I want my children to stand before their Creator one day and hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant". Now this is not something that I can just snap my fingers and it is done. In all honesty, I can't even tell you with 100% certainty that they will make the right decisions. But there are some things we can do:
- We can pray daily for our children
- We can teach them not only right and wrong, but what Jesus tells us in His Word, the Bible.
- We can introduce them to Jesus.
- We can instill in them a love for Jesus and for doing His will.
- We can dedicate our own lives to Jesus and lead by example.
- We can "train them in the way they should go" Prov. 22:6
So, on July 16, 2009, Ron and I took a vow in front of our family and friends and promised to raise Maddie in a way that would be honoring to Jesus. Our hope is that when she is old enough to understand what happened on that evening in July and the commitment we made on her behalf, she will desire to make her own public statement of faith.
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