Families are either factional or dysfunctional. When children get alienated from their parents they are neglected and have gone through emotional, physical or are sexually abused. The church is not an exemption to divorce. Today parents use poor methods of disciplining their children and they become rebellious, because the parents use poor techniques when they discipline them. When a man leaves his parents and gets united with his wife they form a new family unit which can have extended family challenges. Through family devotions a family get s healthy.
The parents must pray and read the bible together Devotions should be made a daily habit by setting a specific time to make sure that the family devotions are a part of the family routine. It is the duty of the fathers to lead the children in true faith and make them understand the concept of Jesus Christ. You do not have to make the children have the devotion daily rather you can set one day a side for them to join you in the devotion. Allow your children to lead the devotion if they are mature to understand the child devotional methods. Apart from only reading and praying when you meet as a family, encourage the children to read the Bible and pray even on their own.
You ought to instill discipline in your children by using correct methods of setting their character straight. It is the duty of the parents to mold the character and behavior of their children. Having quality family time is the main factor in building a healthy family. There is limited time for families to spend time together since they are too busy. They only technique that can help the family to stick together is by having a family devotion that would make them get close to God. They can talk to God as a family during their devotion and tell Him of their challenges.
When in devotion the family can share information and can laugh together creating a peaceful atmosphere. The parents can make their children aware of the happening of the world and they can know about the missionaries, the state of safety, poverty and famine that affect other parts of the world. Praying for others make the children understand that there are other people with bigger problems than theirs.
Depending on the family structure the devotion can take just some few minutes. The primary goal of family devotion is to ensure that you are in line with God and you should use the bile as a devotional tool. There are special powers in family devotion. One of the power is that it prevents the family members from engaging into sinful deeds in their lives. A strong family devotion is a tool that helps in cleaning the mind and soul such that it restrain people from going in a wrong direction.
