Five Seeds of Faith to Plant in Your Childs Heart By Jeannie Cunnion l Parenting Tips l Teaching Children About Religion l Teaching Children About God

In a culture obsessed with performance and perfection, how do we raise children who root their identity and worth in the person of Jesus Christ and not in the world’s standards? In Parenting the Wholehearted Child, author Jeannie Cunnion teaches parents and children alike about the amazing freedom found in being wholeheartedly loved (and liked! and accepted!) by God.

Jeannie explores five essential seeds of faith that parents can plant in their children’s hearts to help them experience God’s love. These five seeds will help our children do more than just “know about Jesus” as their Savior. They will help our children “experience Jesus” as the best friend they will ever have.

Trusting Relationship with Christ

These five seeds of faith are not about checking “righteousness boxes” but about nurturing a trusting relationship with Jesus. The best thing you can do for your children is to teach them what Jesus has already done for them! These five seeds of faith will equip you to do just that. They all work together to unleash the spirit’s sanctifying power in your child’s life.

For these five seeds to grow a harvest, parents need to plow the soil in their children’s hearts with grace. This means teaching our children about their identity in Christ. Knowing that God calls them sons and daughters of the one true king, and that there is nothing they can do to lose God’s love for them in Jesus Christ creates fertile soil. But we must remember that we cannot give what we have not received.