Learn How To Cultivate The Presence Of God Almighty For Positive Parenting Of Children In Formative Years.

"In the presence of God there is fullness of joy and liberty." This has been a favorite text of Scripture for all age categories. God is everywhere, yet his presence is not accessible to just everyone that cares without responsibility. This is because of his holy nature which requires that only holy persons can dare his presence.
Yet, God desires that people come into his presence to have fellowship with him. God made man in his own image and likeness and imparted some of his attributes to man. This social attribute makes it possible for man to crave the presence of God for fellowship. Already, man was also empowered to have fellowship with one another just as they would have fellowship with God.
God, in his desire to have fellowship with man, provided a means of removing the obstacle of ungodliness which made it impossible for an unholy person to come into his presence. He mercifully made a sacrifice of his own Son to provide the atoning blood which is very necessary for the forgiveness of wrong doings – sins. It is written in Scripture that “without the shedding of blood, there can be no forgiveness of sins”. (Hebrews 9:22b).
Individuals, families, and corporate members of the church, which is the body of Christ, can have access to the presence of God as long as they have accepted the sacrifice of the Son of God by believing that he made the sacrifice for their own personal sins. Anyone of these, then, can enter the presence of God through the study of the word of God, prayer and praising God through psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
It is important to note that the behavior and character of people determine whether they are welcomed into the presence of God. Hence, when someone who behaves badly and exhibits sinful character professes to enter the presence of God by engaging in these well-known activities, it is doubtful that God would actually approve of such people even if he apparently tolerates them by showing them mercy by not striking them dead in his presence. This is why it is very necessary that we always engage in self-examination any time we want to invoke the presence of God wherever we find ourselves.
Parents will do well to introduce their babies to the presence of God as early as possible before they learn to talk and understand our respective languages of communication. They can carry them while studying the word of God, praying or singing praises to God. They can actually read the word of God to their hearing, pray for them to their hearing and sing praises to God to their hearing. Do not worry whether it makes any sense to them. God has equipped children with the capacity to absorb impressions of signals of sound and sight for development of their senses as they advance gradually in age. This is one of those marvels of creation!
Now, it is very beneficial for people to enter the presence of God. Those who do it reverently will always experience unusual joy and gladness that come to those who receive the forgiveness of their sins and the blessings of God. The blessings of God encompass all the things that are conducive for our happiness and welfare. People who make themselves holy and cultivate the presence of God eventually receive godly riches, honor, greatness and strength - components of God’s blessings.