Who are we devoted to?

May 7th, 2012 Over the last few months I would say our family has had some choices to make of where we stood on some matters. It has not been an easy undertaking. "Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them upon your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when your lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:4 I'm learning the reality of these scriptures in my life at this moment. This has been underlined for probably ten years in my Bible and I have always taken it to heart in teaching my children. But over the last few months I am now seeing just how desperately important these scriptures are. The world is screaming for the attention and devotion of all of us but especially our children. My youngest will turn ten tomorrow and my heart breaks as I see the evil he will have to overcome. It isn't enough to know the right things but it must be apart of our everyday lives. It must start in the lives of us parents. We can not just give our children things to live with or by, but we must give them HIM to live for. OUR hearts have to be surrendered and captured by the Almighty King if we desire for our children to live a surrendered and devoted life. Too many times we tell our children "do what I say" and never think about the actions WE take. We must wake up and realize our actions will speak much louder than our words! It isn't the Sunday school teacher or the teacher's at school responsibility to steer our children to a right relationship with the Lord...It is our responsibility. I was convicted yesterday as I sat in church and heard Bro Vic once again speak on devotion. Who are we devoted to? The world? God? I left having to apologize to my children for my actions not lining up with my words. Ouch!!