It Starts in the Home with Dr. Dobson

This is a really good place to talk to God. If you'd like to come and give your heart to the Lord, I welcome you to do this and people. I remember every moment of this, they were all stepping into the aisle and going forward. And I didn't ask my mother, I went with them. I gave my heart to the Lord and I cried. And my dad came down from the platform and they'll beside me and put his hand on my shoulder. For your kids, right. Welcome to the Ignite with Barry McGuire podcast where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's love are guaranteed to ignite your life. Now listen in and prepare to have your life ignited. We're back with Dr. James Dobson, the founder, president of Family Talk, which airs on thousands of stations across America. Of course, my good buddy for all the way back since we were kids and Jim, great to have you with us today. We were both so blessed with parents who knew God. I mean, you have your story and I mean, I know a lot of people watch us right now and know the story. Your parents are so fresh. Your dad was one of my professors in college. Well, they were great parents. My mother knew just intuitively how to raise children. She didn't read in the book because I hadn't written it yet. But she knew she understood the mind of a child. But my dad is the one when I got a little older. I actually got out of high school that I saw the strength of that man and he had great influence on me till he died. Barry, how old were you when you accepted Christ? I was, I think back to when that happened, check Higgins. Yeah, he was an evangelist in our church when I accepted the Lord in my last year's school teacher in fact. That's something he had. So I was in the age of 12, 13. I was never, you were four. I was sitting with my mother at the back of the church. My dad was a preacher. He, he, it's called in our church tradition. There's an altar and it's called opening the altar. So he opened the altar, said, you know, there's no magic here. But this is a real good place to talk to God. If you would like to come and give your heart to the Lord, I welcome you to do this. And people, I remember every moment of this, they were all stepping into the aisle and going forward. And I didn't ask my mother. I went with them. I gave my heart to the Lord and I cried. And then my dad came down from the platform and knelt beside me and put his hand on my shoulder. Four years ago. That's right. You know, parents, I don't know if they really understand that. Well, when they grow up, they'll watch us and they, you know, they'll get it. And when they get older, whatever, no, the battleground is right now. It's done that fast. Tell me that a child can't do business with God now. There is secular research that proves beyond and doubt that it's a matter of your Krishna. If you want your child to have a healthy life, to not be depressed, to have a healthy mind, to have a long-lasting marriage, to have a healthy career, there's nothing. These are secular studies. There's nothing you can do, though, have the impact of having your child in church, reading the Bible and praying to God. That's a secular study. You know, I'm sure that there are many, many people watching this and listening to us today. And if they believe that, and I'm sure there are millions of them who do, if they believe that, then they ought to be living according to it. That ought to be a priority, because if you don't get your children into the arms of Jesus Christ, you will never see them again. After you're gone. Yes, the end. You will never see them again. There is this disconnect between what we believe and what we do. Our actions. We say we believe. We read it. We read it out loud. We read our kids. We hear it in church. We see it in the songs. But when it comes right down to the practicality of it, we don't live our lives like we believe it. We're either entrepreneurs, or we're creative people, or we're trying to earn money, or we're building a business, or we've got a medical practice. Whatever it is we're doing. For a hundred years, a minute's over. It absorbs us. All of our time and energy is there. And around our feet are these little kids who are watching everything we say and do. They miss nothing. It's scary to me sometimes to realize that something I said casually comes back. And so if that really means a lot to us, we should live according to it. We have to be very intentional about our faith. And if we recognize that, we are automatically more careful. People are watching us. Whether we like it or not, we're the city center in the hill. People are watching us. And we can either move them closer to God, or further away from God, by our body language, just by being insensitive. And that's what Deuteronomy 6 tells us. And not just at bedtime, not now I lay me down to sleep. But it is all day long when you go for a walk. And you know, ride it on the doorpost to your house and on your wrist and on your forehead. It just makes it a part of everything. That is such a good point. We're here with Dr. James Dobbs and the founder, president of Family Talk. And we're going to have a lot more with Dr. Dobbs on future cycles. If you enjoyed today's episode, let us know. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help us reach more listeners. Remember, sharing your faith, ignites your faith. See you next time on The Ignite with Barry McGuire Podcast.