Intro
As parents, you want to see your children develop into Godly, mature, disciplined adults. You want them to avoid the many pitfalls, including financial pitfalls, which you experienced. Remember that you have already seen that God’s Word tells you that the way you handle your finances is a clear indication of whether or not you can handle greater things (Luke 16:10-11). Therefore, it makes sense to train your children to handle their finances in ways pleasing to God.
Personally, I believe your children are one of your greatest assets. However, one of the difficulties with children, I find, is that children are usually walking, talking little tape recorders of their parents. I know this for sure, because one of the things that irritate me most about my children is the number of my bad habits they pick up! Including some bad financial habits. Assuming that I’m not alone in this observation, let’s look together at how you can train your children to discover Debt Free Living God’s Way.What is the current situation of most children today?
• First, half of their parents will divorce. Remember, better than half of all marriages end in divorce. So, better than half the time, children will be the products of broken homes.
• The second condition: 80% of parents are in debt. This is to say that on a month-by-month basis, most parents have a hard time paying their bills. This normally leads to both parents working, and therefore leaves their children to be raised by other well-intended family members or friends or day-care centers.
• Condition number three: Most parents today get into financial difficulties because they are untrained in some of the basic life-living principles.
