Your Kids Are Destined for the Supernatural
Our children’s generation, is one that is destined to walk in the supernatural gifts of God.
There are so many prophetic words about their generation seeing revival, seeing God’s glory and a move of the Holy Spirit so great that it changes our world. Because of this, my heart is to raise my kids in an atmosphere where they daily experience God’s tangible presence, receive His blessing and have shared experiences and encounters with each other and Holy Spirit. Where it is normal to prophecy over each other, pray for healing, speak in tongues, see the angelic and hear God’s voice.
But how do we as parents actually create an atmosphere to enable this to happen? I am a firm believer that there is no junior Holy Spirit. The same Holy Spirit that lived in Jesus, lives in me and lives in them. Because of this I feel it is so important to expose our children to the manifestations of God and help guide them through what is happening.
At Home
We have it as natural and everyday language in our home. We build up our own family testimonies and shared experience of the supernatural and celebrate when it happens. We went through a couple of weeks of losing things. My youngest lost his shoes and most precious comforter on the way to the childminders. So I said to Isla, we need to pray and ask Jesus to release His angels on mission bring back the shoes and Caleb’s Winnie. So we did just that. On the way back I searched everywhere and couldn’t find it. Then when I went to pick them up. I felt God say, look up to your right and there was his Winnie. I told Isla as soon as I saw her that Jesus answered our prayers. Soon after that we lost her magnifying glass. We looked all over our home but couldn’t find it. She said so casually and with such confidence “Jesus will send it back with the angels.” And sure enough we found it in her hair dressers bag (which I would never have put it in). Isla jumped for joy and said “He brought it back, of course He would, we asked!” Her faith level is now so high for Jesus bringing back lost things. And we’ve seen it continue!
At Church
At our church we have a lot of people who experience God, who manifest under His presence and fall down in the Holy Spirit. Kids are so interested in what is going on. They are so curious. I remember a lady at church encountering the power of God and falling to the floor, shaking all over. My eldest (Isla) asked “Mummy, what’s happening?” So I sat down with her next to the lady (who was shaking under the presence) and began to explain using simple language. You don’t need to over complicate it, kids aren’t bothered by what chapter and verse it’s in or what school of theology or prescribes to, so don’t be worried if you sound simple, it’s just good to start somewhere. Being honest about what you believe is happening is important, and if you don’t know, get them to ask the person with you, if appropriate.
The supernatural things of God is their (and our) playground, God has made them fun and for all to be enjoyed. So my advice is have fun with it, keep it simple, talk about it, share your experiences and create some of your own together.
My book My Best Friend, Holy Spirit is a resource to help parents do just that.
