Inspirational Back to School Quotes for Your Children – Build Trust

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

For the month of September, I have been centering my blog posts on inspirational, back to school quotes for your children. In this last blog for the month, I would like to focus on teaching your children to trust God.

Trusting God first starts with children understanding and accepting the critical truth that He loves them unconditionally. Unlike a parent whose love may be denied based on the child’s actions, God always loves us because He is love. Since He loves us so very much, we know that we can trust Him in everything.

On her webpage, Rachel Wojo writes about many ways to teach trust to children. She suggests taking your children to a planetarium, for example, to help them understand how big our God is and how His ways are greater than our ways. She also has a list of Bible verses to read with your children to help them build trust. She further suggests spending quality time praying with your children, and when their prayers are answered, remind them of all that God has done for them. To learn more, visit her webpage by clicking here.

Inspirational Back to School Quotes for Your Children – Instill Courage

The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.

Deuteronomy 31:8

I’m continuing with back to school inspirational quotes for your children during the month of September and today’s blog post is on instilling courage. As your children return to school, they are dealing with many different fears – fears of the unknown such as new teachers, new classmates, new activities, etc. The Bible is filled with stories showing how ordinary people overcame their fears by keeping their focus on God. Pick out some stories and read them to your children.

One wonderful example is Daniel in the lion’s den. Discuss the characters in the stories and how they stood out from among the others. Select verses focusing on courage and help your children memorize them. Pray with your children for strength and courage during times of transition. Talk to them about the situations that they are going through. Help them develop a deep understanding that God is faithful and will always be with them.