The world is not shy or holding back in any way from trying to influence our children with their filth. We must take an offensive position, and realize that there’s a spiritual battle being waged for the hearts and minds of our kids. To keep silent is to inadvertently allow all the other voices they are hearing to become that much louder and go unchallenged.
This conversation is not a one time ordeal. It must be an ongoing conversation where the door is always open for our kids to feel comfortable coming to us with their questions and thoughts.
Don’t wait for your kids to have to come knocking on the door, because many of them never will. They’ll conveniently find their answers elsewhere if we’re not intentional, because there are many other sources out there, and many of them at the click of a button.
Some of our parents were able to get away without having an open-door policy in the home when it came to the issue of sex, but that’s just not the case anymore.
Mom, Dad, if you haven’t already, it’s time to implement an open-door policy in your home when it comes to the issue of sex.
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3. Be Honest About the Issues
Warn your kids of the potential dangers of sexual sins. When they ask you the tough questions, do your best to be fully honest and upfront. They don’t need a sugar-coated version of the truth, because if they’re asking the questions, they’re already hearing about it from somewhere.
Give them real life examples from your own experience or others of mistakes and consequences.
Our children in the next generations are the ones who will have to fight the biggest battles of the sexual revolution that has taken place in ours.
- They need to understand why purity matters on all levels.
- They need to understand the reality and dangers of pornography.
- They need to understand why God commands sex to be saved for marriage.
- They need to understand what LGBTQ is, what the Bible teaches about it, and how to respond to it with truth and grace.
And they ultimately need to hear it from us, their parents, and see purity lived out in our daily lives.
Certainly we must use discretion depending on the ages of our children, but let’s not be guilty of glossing over reality simply out of convenience. Let’s just be honest about the issues.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. (Psalm 127:4)
Raising spiritual kids in a sexual world is tough…but it’s doable! God has given us the arrows, it’s up to us what we do with them.
Stay on your knees. Stay engaged. Be intentional. The payoff will be worth it!
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