WHAT IF WE RAISED THEM THE OTHER WAY AROUND?

When a baby is born, we know exactly what to do.

We feed them when they are hungry.
We change them when they are wet or messy.
We keep them warm.
We protect them.
We nurture their bodies.

As the weeks and months go by, we intentionally stimulate their development. We teach them to look, to listen, to speak, to crawl, to walk. We develop their minds, their emotions and their abilities.

We invest so much into preparing them for life in this world.

But what if we are missing something?

What if, from the very beginning, we were just as intentional about nurturing their spirit?

What if we taught our children from infancy:

“You were created by God.”
“You are loved by God.”
“You have a purpose.”
“Your life has meaning.”
“You were created for more than simply existing in this world.”
“You belong to God, and He has a plan for your life.”

What if we didn’t wait until they were teenagers—or adults—to introduce them to God?

What if knowing their Creator was part of their foundation from the very beginning?

We spend years preparing children to make a living.

But what if we also prepared them to know why they are living?

We teach them how to succeed in school.
How to build a career.
How to communicate.
How to navigate relationships.
How to function in society.

But what if we taught them how to hear God’s voice, know His Word, recognise their identity in Christ and walk in their created purpose?

Because a child who knows WHO created them, WHY they were created, and WHO they belong to enters the world differently.

They don’t have to spend their entire lives searching for identity in relationships, acceptance, achievements, possessions or social approval.

Their foundation has already been laid.

WHAT IF WE DID IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND?

What if we nurtured the spirit while we nurtured the body?

What if we developed the soul while we developed the mind?

What if we established identity and purpose before the world had an opportunity to define them?

Imagine a generation raised knowing:

“I am God’s child.”
“I know who I am.”
“I know Whose I am.”
“I know I have a purpose.”
“I know God’s Word.”
“I know how to hear His voice.”
“I know how to walk in obedience.”

What would that generation look like?

Perhaps they would become a generation that is not easily manipulated by the world.

A generation that cannot be bought by acceptance.

A generation that doesn’t need the world to tell them who they are.

A generation that knows their identity before they encounter their insecurity.

A generation that knows their purpose before the world offers them a counterfeit one.

A generation that carries the presence of God into schools, universities, workplaces, marriages, families, communities and nations.

What a force they would be to reckon with in this world.

Not because they are powerful in themselves—

but because they know the One who created them.

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
— Ephesians 2:10