Our Children Are Like Mirrors

Excerpt from God's Little Devotional Book (pages 214-215):

Our children are like mirrors - they reflect our attitudes in life.

"The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them." ~ Proverbs 20:7 (NLT)

No matter how beautiful, intelligent, talented, or athletic a child may be...there's no substitute for a child having a positive, loving attitude toward others! The foremost architect of that attitude is not going to be a teacher or pastor, but the parents.

Be careful in the attitudes you "feed" your children daily. They become the diet of your child's mind, just as food becomes the diet of your child's body. Don't feed your children junk ideas, sour opinions, rotten theology, poison feelings, or wilted enthusiasm. Instead feed your children with the best of ideas, expressions of feeling, and opinions you have!