Are Your Children Filled With God's Holy Word?

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
(Psalms 119:11)

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
(Psalms 119:9)

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
(Deuteronomy 6:7-9)

When my little ones were just small infants, I would read the Word of God to them while I was nursing and as they grew, they heard the Scriptures daily.
When they were 4 and 3 years old, God impressed it upon my heart to help them memorize the Scripture, but how?

I began reading the first chapter of Proverbs to them everyday...now, I didn't want them to become tired of doing this, so we made it into a "following" game, I in the front with my Bible and they behind, would wind around the house as a train (or go outside on nice days). It became great fun for us and my 4 and 3 year olds were quoting the entire chapter before long, without help. Then we would follow with chapter 2 and so on. . . before long they were able to quote 8 chapters of Proverbs by the ages of 6 and 5...
We also learned many of the Psalms that way, and other chapters from the other books of the Bible.
We read Proverbs daily. . . the day/the chapter, until the entire book of Proverbs was read for the month, then start over the next month. They could quote many verses because of this!

My children were filled with the Word of God! How wonderful !

Some dear friends have begun reading the First Chapter of Psalms every evening to their 2 year old, (almost 3). The other night the Dad asked, "Who wants to read Psalm 1 tonight?" Their little one said, "I do!" and sat at the table with her Daddy's Bible and quoted Psalm 1 ( with her very precious 2 year old voice.) by memory as if reading from the Bible! The joy and blessing from God upon them for doing this is very evident. Yes, there is great contentment and wells of joy springing out in the hearts and minds of parnets and children when God's Word fills them!

Oh dear mothers! Teach your precious children the Word of God! What is better then this?

Let not anything get in your way of teaching them scripture! When you begin teaching them Gods Word, you will find the greatest resistance from the enemy of our souls. . . but God is greater! This takes spiritual warfare! Pray for God to help you and deliver you, your husband and your children from the attacks of the enemy. Pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ for help and strength, don't give up on this important mission just because you find it very difficult to do! Persevere in the battle! The enemy wants to destroy your children. . . pray for them, teach them God's way and live godly before them.

Are Your Children Filled With God's Holy Word?
Are You?

We must remember that teaching our children begins with taking a look at our own selves. Are we taking time with our Saviour? I have heard mothers complain that they don't have time to fellowship with God because of the children keeping them so busy. How about bringing the little ones into your fellowship? Teach them to kneel and pray with you, let them see you and hear you reading the Bible often. "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another( your children included) in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord". (Colossians 3:16)

How old do your children have to be before they can memorize God's Holy Word? "If I had known" A thing I find myself saying. . . I would have begun MUCH EARLIER teaching them to memorize Scripture

How old do your children have to be before they can memorize Scripture? 5 Years old ? 7? 10?

How about starting with Zero years old? While a child is still in the womb!
Yes! unborn children can learn and start memorizing while still in the womb!

Here are just a few examples I found on the Internet that have studied "Life in the Womb". You might find this incredible:

http://www.bouncing-new-baby.com/Teaching_Baby.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?Introducing-Your-Baby-To-Books-While-In-The-Womb-Isnt-As-Stupid-As-It-Sounds&id=305709

http://www.birthpsychology.com/lifebefore/earlymem.html . . . . Life Before Birth (very good)

"An important message of these diverse findings is that memory and learning seem to be a natural part of being human, including the first nine months in the womb and the years of infancy, defined as the time before speech. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that life in the womb is extremely active and interactive and the womb is, in fact, a classroom."

Learning in the Womb

Several studies suggest that children can learn while they are still in the womb. For example, newborns prefer the sound of their own mother's voice. In one experiment, they learned to change their pattern of sucking in order to activate a recording of their mother's voice instead of that of another woman. The preference appears to have been acquired before birth.
In another case, newborns preferred the sound of their mother's voice when it was adjusted to resemble what they might have heard in the womb.
In an even more amazing study, newborns stopped crying and responded to songs played on shows that their mothers watched while they were pregnant.
Prenatal learning seems to extend to the sense of taste as well. Mothers who maintained the same diet before and after they gave birth were more successful in breastfeeding than mothers who changed to a less spicy diet. This may reflect the child's preference for food the mother ate while she was pregnant because the mother's milk contains clues about her diet. From:
.http://www.sfuhl.org/f_learning_in_womb.htm

Oh mothers! Start now to fill your children with God's Wonderful Holy Word!
Is there ANYTHING Better?