Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for your Grandchildren
By Deborah Haddix, Guest blog
Grandparents have been given a God-ordained role in the church and home that is not interchangeable with any other members.
Their responsibility is to pass on a heritage of faith to future generations.
While our role is singular in focus, it is not singular in execution. In order to pass on a heritage of faith to future generations, there are several practices in which we must engage.
It is essential for instance that we make the effort to connect with our grandchildren and others in such a way as to build deep relationships with them. We must also be intentional to gather and influence, to give a blessing, to light the way, and to pray. In addition, it is crucial that we teach and model and tell stories.
We will discuss each of these practices more in future posts, but today let’s look at we can purposefully go about sharing our faith with our grandchildren.
10 Ways to Share Your Faith with Your Grandchildren
- Read the Bible together. Here are a couple of resources to get you started:
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones
The Children’s Bible in 365 Stories by Mary Batchelor
- Memorize Scripture with your grandchild.
- Keep an ongoing journal with your grandchild of things you are each thankful for.
- Share your favorite Bible verses or passages and why they are special to you.
- Go to church together.
- Prepare and deliver meals to others.
- Talk about your relationship with God.
- Write thank you notes and mail them.
- Pray in Color for another family member. Check out any of the following to learn more about Praying in Color for your grandchildren:
Praying in Color for Our Grandchildren blog post
Praying in Color website
Praying in Color Kids’ Edition: Kid’s Edition by Sybil MacBeth
- Go for a hike, star gaze, or cloud gaze. Use the shared time together to talk about God’s creation.
- There are so many ways that we can share our faith with our grands. These are just a few of my favorites. Is there a special way that you like to share your faith with your grandchildren? If so, please share with us in the comments. Let’s help each other as we work to carry out our unique and individualized role!
Written by guest blogger, Deborah Haddix, Prayer Team member of the prayer ministry of Christian Grandparenting Network, deborahhaddix.com
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