While watching a cowboy movie on television with his young son, a father became concerned about the amount of drinking in the show. He felt compelled to talk with his son about the dangers of drinking alcohol.

Later that week, the six-year-old boy drew a picture of a cowboy entering a saloon. As the father examined the drawing, the son was quick to explain: “Dad, don’t worry. He’s not going in the saloon to get drunk. He’s just going in to shoot somebody.”

We have to be diligent in teaching our children about sin. As soon as we think we have a certain subject covered, another area of concern comes into play. It takes a constant effort to instill God’s Word and his values into the hearts and minds of our young people.

“Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds…teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”—Deuteronomy 11:18-19.