The holiday season is beautiful, but it can also feel overwhelming. The schedules are fuller, the routines shift, emotions run high, and the noise of the season can easily drown out the stillness we long for in our homes.
As parents, it can feel hard to stay intentional during this time. We want to raise our children with faith, but between decorating, gatherings, homeschooling, and all the extra responsibilities, it’s easy to wonder if we’re doing enough.
The truth is this.
Faith is not built in grand gestures alone. It is cultivated in small, daily moments.
🌿 Faith Is Planted in the Ordinary
Most of the faith seeds we plant won’t look significant at the time. They happen during conversations at the breakfast table, bedtime prayers whispered quickly, apologies after we lose our patience, and moments where we choose connection over correction.
That is where faith grows.
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
Training doesn’t mean perfection. It means consistency, presence, and pointing our children back to truth even when we’re tired.
🎄 Faith in the Middle of the Holidays
The holidays don’t need to be perfect to be meaningful. Your children don’t need elaborate lessons or flawless traditions. They need to see faith lived out naturally.
Some simple ways to keep faith at the center during the holiday chaos:
- Pray together before meals and gatherings
- Talk about gratitude instead of rushing
- Read Scripture even if it’s just one verse
- Show forgiveness when tensions rise
- Let your kids see you lean on God
These small acts speak louder than big plans.
🤍 When You Feel Unsure
There will be days you wonder if you’re doing it right. Days when your patience runs thin. Days when the chaos feels louder than your intentions.
God sees those days too.
He honors your faithfulness.
He multiplies what feels small.
He grows what you can’t see yet.
Plant the seeds.
Trust Him with the timing.
Rest in knowing He is far more invested in your children’s hearts than you could ever be.
✨ A Final Encouragement
Raising kids with faith during the holiday season is not about controlling outcomes. It’s about showing up with love, pointing them to Jesus, and trusting God with the growth.
You are planting seeds that will grow long after this season has passed.
And that matters more than you know.
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