If you've ever flown on an airplane, you've heard this message as you're getting ready to take off. The idea is, if the oxygen masks fall from the ceiling and you're next to someone who may need help puttting on the mask (like a child), put your own mask on first and then help them put theirs on.
The suggestion is that the same is true with spirituality. If you're going to teach spirituality to your children, make sure your own mask is secure first. Take a good inventory of your own spiritual life, your disciplines and practices. Take a good look at your relationship with Jesus. Do this constantly, daily, with joy and love. Don't let the teaching of spirituality to your children be a "Do as I say, not as I do" kind of thing, but lead them to the love of Jesus by your own love for Him. Keep your own love for Him firmly in place, and you will be more effective in helping them with their love for Him.
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