Kids Daily Faith Routine

We spend years of our lives trying to help our children learn to read, eat their veggies, tidy up their bedrooms. Sometimes the number of habits we want to help our children form can feel overwhelming. How can I possibly raise an independent child who will thrive into adulthood when he can't even brush his teeth without being asked? Though this habit formation is a long, slow, and often inconsistent road, there's one area that's more important than we might first realize...The daily journey of following Jesus.

Model a Daily Faith Routine Yourself

Have you ever noticed that they want to try all the things they see us doing? My son Benjamin would spend hours pretending to mow the lawn with a cute little lawn mower after watching his daddy mow the lawn. Ok. Not hours. None of my kids never did anything for more than 5 minutes before wanting to do something else, but you get the idea. Toy vacuums are a thing because children watch their parents push a big vacuum. Now apply this to faith. How do we help them develop the muscles of faith? Let them see us do it first! Let them walk in on you talking to Jesus, reading the Bible, or writing prayers in your prayer journal. Let them see it every day, so they want to do the same. Invite them into your routine on a occasion, too, but don't let them take it over. "Mama needs time with Jesus by myself, sweetie! It's so so special to me."

Kids Daily Faith Routine

Some of us send our kids to Christian schools. Many of us pray with them before a meal or at bedtime. Perhaps we read a Bible story from a children's Bible or when we're tired and need a break a Superbook episode sounds fantastic.

Have you considered helping them memorize Scripture? When they have a Bible verse tucked into their heart, God's Word will show up for them when they need it most. Right now I'm working on "Guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life" so that when my little girl is tempted to fall in love with some shmuck some day, she might have some wisdom to guide her when she doesn't want to listen to her mama anymore.

I want my kids to have powerful passages like Psalm 23 "The Lord is my Shepherd" tucked away for a lifetime. Are they struggling with shame from sin? I want 1 John 1:9 to come to mind. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

How do we work this into their faith routine? Check out this post on how to make Scripture stick in a joyful way.