By Alyssa Avant
?Mind your manners,? you may have heard the phrase uttered from you mother or grandmother a million times, but is it something that we as a society use today with our children? Manners seems to have gone by the way side much like other concepts that were so often used by those who have gone on before us.
We must get back to the basics of life and what is really important in life, especially back to our Biblical roots. The Bible teaches many of ?life?s basics? one of which is manners. Surprised? Don?t be, God has a plan for every aspect of our lives, including manners. They after all were his idea in the first place. He set it forth beginning with the Golden Rule beginning in Matthew 7:12, ?Do to others what you would have them do to you.?
God also set forth instructions for us as parents about how we are to train our children, these scriptures include Proverbs 22:6, which says, ?Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.? We must do our part as parents and then leave the rest to God. However our part comes first. He commanded us in Deuteronomy that we were to model the actions that we wanted our child to have.
?Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you-they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.? Deuteronomy 32:46-47
This is living by the book, God?s Word, following his laws and precepts and teaching our children to do the same. As we often say to others, ?it begins at home?. We must being by teaching our children the basic manners of ?please? and ?thank you? and expand into more social concepts such as, dining etiquette and social introductions.
What is in your heart comes out in your actions. We have Jesus in our hearts and we want to show others him by our actions. This is where manners can be of much importance. However, not only does this learning of manners do wonders for other people who are around your child, but also for their own self esteem and confidence as well. After all, with Christ in our childrens? hearts and lives they can have all the confidence they need and when they present themselves as Godly and respectful individuals to others they can shine brightly. What mother wouldn?t be proud of that?
Alyssa Avant is a Christian Author and Speaker who helps moms connect with their daughters. A work at home mom , Alyssa is the founder of Beauty By Design Ministries, http://www.beautybydesignonline.com grab her Her FREE Guide, Seven Easy Tips Encouraging Your Daughter to Say ?No? here
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