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Mom: Son, please do your homework!

Son: Awe, mom, I’ll do it later.

Dad: Son, can you please take out the garbage?

Son: I’ll do it later, Dad, I’m playing right now….

Kids can be great procrastinators!  But, I wonder where they learn it from?  That’s a question we’ll be answering today on Take Five, a program from the Church of the Nazarene.  I think we all have a tendency to put things off till later, to wait till tomorrow.  And perhaps our kids learn this trait from us parents.  For instance, my kids say, Dad, can you come here….and my response is often…just wait a second.   Well, when it comes to raising our kids, we parents cannot put this responsibility off till later.  If we wait till tomorrow to train our children, tomorrow will never come, and our kids will be grown before we know it.  Perhaps you would admit, like I did, that you have failed in the past. Perhaps you haven’t been involved as much as you should.  Well, the good news is, today is a brand new day.  And that is the final tip in becoming a faith trainer.  A faith trainer begins today.  Come back after this song…..and I’ll close with a thought on how you can begin to be a faith trainer. 

Today’s Music: Life Means So Much, Chris Rice

We are finishing our series from the book by Joe White called “Faith Training.” If you want to be a faith trainer, to successfully pass on your faith & values to your children, then you must do a few things. You must get involved, be consistent, adjust your priorities, give clear instructions, focus on God’s word, and finally the Faith Trainer must begin today.  If you want to make a new start today, to become the parent you want to be, let me urge you to first begin by confessing your failures to your family. Admit that you have not been the parent you’ve wanted to be. Then make a commitment to them to do a better job. Finally, establish a plan to get involved in your kids lives, make some adjustments in your schedule, and by all means make sure you have a right relationship with God, and that you are living by His word.  I’ll be back next time with some closing thoughts on being a faith trainer. Remember, it’s never too late to start.