Here’s another great excerpt from It Starts at Home. This passage is written by Kurt Bruner as he summarizes the multigenerational influence we can observe in Scripture (for good and bad):
“The scriptural examples we’ve seen show that we tend to give what we live. We can’t help but wonder how different Abraham’s family would have been had he maintained a proper relationship with God. The negative patterns that started with his sin might have been avoided by his obedience. So it is with us. We can’t pass on a positive spiritual legacy to future generations if we don’t have a right relationship with God ourselves. We can’t give what we don’t live.
“Some parents mistakenly think they can train their children spiritually without confronting their own spiritual condition. The message they give to their children is, “Do what I say, not what I do!” It doesn’t work. The first and most important step in the Legacy Principle is making sure our own hearts are right with God.”
What are you living right now? Be sure and know that’s what you’re giving!
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