7 Practices to Make God Real in the Home

March 13, 2019 by alisa hope wagner Leave a Comment

Here are 7 Practices to Make God Real in our Home

I have a family of six — me, my husband, our three kids and God. My husband and I are very intentional about making God a real, tangible member of our family. We don’t simply just talk about God, we demonstrate Him in relevant ways, so our kids can truly know Him and learn to do life with Him. Our two sons and daughter will learn about having a relationship with God by first watching their parents. We make Him real in our home.

How can we allow God to be a relevant part of our Family?

First, we talk about our experiences to make God real in our home

We describe what God is teaching us in the Bible. We share how God showed us something through nature. My husband and I are constantly sharing real ways God is speaking to us. We chat to each other in front of our kids, and we include them in our conversations.

They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…” (Revelation 12.11 NIV).

Second, we pray aloud to make God real in our home

At first praying in front of my children felt uncomfortable. But I knew if they didn’t learn it from me, who then would they learn from? So I began praying out loud when they were very young. I prayed for the people in the ambulance. I prayed for the tragedies on the news. I prayed for family and friends who were struggling. And I pray for them about every pain, worry, struggle and heartache they have. Plus, my husband and I pray for them at bedtime every night.