Parents, You're Always 'On Stage'

There is one thing in common with all the professional plays and theater performances I've seen - I never saw what was happening backstage, behind the scenes. In parenting, this is not the case.

​Training your children in the path they should go (see Proverbs 22:6) is not seasonal or short-lived.

Parents, to put it simply, we are always on stage.

Our actions, our reactions, our words, our silence, our habits, it's all being observed.

​Today, give some thought to how you are living your life and the example you are setting for your children. Ask:

• What are they seeing and hearing from me?
  
• How are they seeing me spend my time?
  
• What tone of voice am I using? (This is a work in progress for me)
  
• Am I displaying a Godly example in the way I am loving my spouse?
• What are they seeing when it comes to my relationship with people outside the home?
• Are you living the Word of God; are they learning it?
• Am I passing on practical life skills?
• Do I spend time with them?

This is certainly a shortlist to keep in mind. There will be days when you feel like hiding backstage. Turn them into teachable moments.

Keep the fire burning,
Danny