Our children experience the beautiful gifts of wisdom and grace when we help them develop their conscience and teach them how to respond to feelings of guilt. We need to be bold about sharing with them the life-giving power and joy that comes with confession. Tears of repentance over wrongs done makes our hearts strong, yet maleable in the hands of a a loving God. Ignoring our sins turns us into desperate, weak souls with hearts of stone.
In Psalm 32, the author actually begins the passage with what we can look forward to when we confess our sins to the loving and merciful God:
"Happy is the person whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs have been pardoned. Happy is the person whom the Lord does not consider guilty, and in whom there is nothing false."
The forgiveness and joy that comes with sincere repentance is the best news mankind has ever heard! Have your own children heard it?
Rebecca Hagelin
Rebecca Hagelin is a public speaker on the family and culture and the author of the new best seller,
30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family.
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