Teaching Your Kids About God When You Feel Inadequate
Feel unqualified to teach your kids about God because you don't have all the answers? In this episode, discover why your children don't need a perfect parent; they need an honest one who talks about God in the mess of everyday life.
Have you ever tried to lead a family devotional and felt like a complete failure?
The kids are squirming. The toddler is melting down. Your patience is thin. And the nagging voice in your head says, "Maybe I should just leave the spiritual stuff to the professionals at church." Many Christian parents feel the pressure to have polished theological answers and model flawless faith. When reality doesn't match that standard, we feel disqualified.
In this episode, we look at the story of Justin Earley, a dad who describes the exact scene many parents know all too well: messy devotionals, wandering attention, and the nagging feeling that he wasn't qualified to lead his family spiritually. But instead of giving up, he discovered that his kids needed his presence more than his perfection. He began building tiny, repeatable rhythms into everyday life: a short Scripture reading at breakfast, a simple prayer at bedtime, a spoken blessing at the door, and those honest, imperfect habits shaped his children's faith more than any polished curriculum ever could.
Through his story and Deuteronomy 6:6–7, you'll see that God doesn't ask you to run a Sunday service in your living room. He asks you to talk about Him in the mess of everyday life, at home, on the road, at bedtime, and in the morning. Your kids need to see you pray when you're scared, repent when you're wrong, and trust God when you don't understand. That kind of honest, stumbling faithfulness teaches more about real faith than any rehearsed lesson ever could.
BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER:
- Why the pressure to be a "perfect" spiritual leader is keeping many parents from starting at all
- How Deuteronomy 6:6–7 reframes discipleship as a running conversation woven into everyday life, not a scheduled program
- One small, repeatable rhythm you can start this week to begin integrating faith into your family's daily routine
Your kids don't need a theologian for a parent. They need a mom or dad who shows up before God, honestly, day after day, in the beautiful mess of real life.
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