How Do Children Become Kingdom Minded? – Paul Tripp

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Paul Tripp answers the question, “How do children become kingdom minded?”

My job as a parent is not only to teach my children these are the things you’re supposed to do, but teach my children that they’re supposed to be apart of God’s mission as well. It’s not just that I raise obedient children. I want to raise Kingdom minded children as well. So, we want to have that conversation early that our home doesn’t belong to us, our possessions don’t belong to us. This is not our little private domain where we shut the door and shut the world out and we do all the selfish things we want to do. Even our most private spaces belong to the Lord. They belong for His use. Your toys don’t belong to you, but they belong to God. They’re there for His use.

How can we use the good things that we have to bless and minister to others…?

I think the best prayer for a family to pray is Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done, right here right now in this house, right here right now in this toy room, right here right now in this marriage. And from day one develop, disciple that mentality into your children.

This is part of a series by Verge Network called The Missional Marriage.

For more information and additional resources by Paul Tripp, please visit paultrippministries.com. Also, check out his book “What did You Expect?” for more great content on marriage.

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Colleen

Hi: Someone wise once told me ” you cannot put an old head on a younger body”. You are imparting ideas that are adult to children who need to “own” something before they can give it away. When Jesus
said that children are such as the kingdom of heaven he wasn’t “kidding” ! We are the ones who need to get a younger mind on our older bodies and see things from the bottom up instead of the top down! Honestly. Colleen from Canada
- Joy, New Zealand
  
  thank you Colleen! I was trying to compose a clever message about children’s healthy development and what-not – but you’ve put it succintly.
  My understanding is that learning to share is a major development task that includes learning to respect other people’s possessions and that other people have feelings and needs, etc.
  …and of course a huge way kids learn is the old “caught not taught” – so whatever we’re saying to our kids in words, what they’ll learn is what we’re DOING.
  Also: re our private spaces belonging to the Lord… but even Jesus needed private spaces where it was ONLY him and the Lord.

How Do Children Become Kingdom Minded? – Paul Tripp

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