1. Psalm 23:1 ~ "Lord, You are my shepherd. You take care of me." Psalm 23 is one of the first full chapters I memorized with my children - even my young children! Take the time to show your children pictures of shepherds, explain what a shepherd does and how he cares for his sheep. Then relate how God is a shepherd to us.
2. Psalm 27:1 ~ "Lord, You are my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?" If you have a child struggling with fear, this is a great verse to memorize. This chapter has become one of my life chapters. I struggle with people pleasing and worrying/fearing what others think of me. So, not only will this help with childhood fears, it will help with the adult sized fears in our own lives as well.
3. Psalm 40:1 ~ "Lord, I wait patiently on you, and You hear my prayers." What a powerful truth for a child to learn at an early age!! We wait on the Lord! Oh how I hope that my children know the Lord is always at work even when we can't SEE what He may be doing in any given situation! And then, this verse gives children confidence because HE DOES hear their prayers!!
4. Psalm 51:1 ~ "Lord, have mercy on me, You are merciful, wash away my sins." If we can teach our children to go to God when they sin, if we can teach them that even in our sin, HE IS MERCIFUL, what a powerful testimony that will be in their lives!
5. Psalm 119:11 ~ "I am hiding Your word in my heart, Lord, that I might not sin against you."This is one of those verses that we carry with us our entire lives. I wish I had learned it at a younger age...I wish I had known the power of God's Word to transform hearts, convict, teach and comfort. May our children know this early on, Lord Jesus!
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