A Parent's Blessing

While sitting at a conference a while back a comment was made about the need we all have in us to have our parent's blessing.  Looking thru childhood, kids need to know their parents appreciate and love them.  When a dating couple is considering marriage, many times the guy asks the girl's father for his blessing upon the marriage.  Our Father in Heaven has blessed us immensly.  When the service ends every Sunday, it ends with a blessing from the Lord.  Numbers 6:24 - "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."

Take time each night to bless your children.  The last thing you say to them before they go to bed is a blessing.  What a precious gift to give your children.  They know you love them and care for them and they will know the promises of God through the blessings you share.

There are many blessings throughout the bible to use in doing this.  You don't have to make up your own great saying, the Lord has provided that for us.  You don't even have to memorize the bible passage.  Have it printed out on a piece of paper and tuck it under their mattress.  When you come in each night pull it out from between mattresses.

So what bible passages do you use?  I will post bible passages that fit this category from time to time.  By using different bible passages throughout the years, your kids will have instilled in them the Greatness of our Lord!  They will know His promises.

The first bible passage I will post comes from Lamentations 3:22-23.  "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."  I chose this verse because it gives us hope each day that the love of the Lord never ceases and His mercies are new every morning.  It doesn't matter how tough the day was, the Lord still loves us and we get to start new in the morning.  AMEN!

By the way... The gentleman who shared this idea said that when his son left for college he called back home the very first night of being in the dorm.  He missed his blessing!

What a great way to connect with our kids - through Christ's promises!

Cheryl