When you became a parent, whether by birth, adoption, or through spiritual influence, you also became a teacher. Maybe not with a whiteboard and lesson plans, but with your life.
Your words.
Your actions.
Your responses in the grocery store checkout line.
The way you treat strangers, speak to your spouse, or pray when things get hard.
All of it is teaching.
Romans 15:14 reminds us that, through Christ, we are “competent to instruct one another.”
That includes teaching the most precious little “one anothers” in your life—your children. God has equipped you with the goodness, knowledge, and ability to lead them closer to Him, not because you’re perfect, but because He is present in you. Jesus echoed this in the Great Commission:
“Go and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” — Matthew 28:19–20
That “go” starts at home. As you raise your children, you're raising disciples—future teachers of faith, kindness, and truth. You don’t need all the answers, just a willingness to let your life point to Jesus.
So today, pause and think:
Who taught you to live like Jesus?
Who showed you faith, modeled forgiveness, and extended grace?
Now—how can you pass that on?
Teaching your kids to live like Jesus doesn’t require perfection. It just requires presence, patience, and a heart surrendered to Him.
“I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another.” — Romans 15:14
