Are the nutritious choices without flavor, especially for children? Our children know the pleasures of play and candy. It is our job to make them aware of the pleasures of healthy eating and spiritual pursuits.

Hebrews 12:2 says we are to “look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

We too have joys set before us that give us the fortitude to endure suffering. We need to set these joys before our children so that they will have an excitement about the Christian walk that will help them to press toward the goal, for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.