This one is for the parents

A buddy of mine gave me several Focus on the Family sermons and I have been listening to them during my commute.  It was good and convicting to be reminded of my awesome responsibility to the three children that God has blessed my wife and I with.  In one of the sermons, Dobson talks about how deeply burdened he is for the spiritual welfare of each of his children.  Not boasting, he told that his wife and him had fasted one day each week for the lives of the children in which they pleaded that above all else, that God would grant them that their children would be among God’s saved people.

I have struggled to have a decent prayer life, and still fall consistently short.  With that said, I am in love the with idea of heaven and spending eternity with my Savior.  The greatest tragedy of my life would be if one of my kids wasn’t there with me on the other side.  So to that end, the wife and I are going to take up prayer a day a week to pray for our kid’s salvation.  I hope that we have the discipline to maintain.

What are some practical ways that you either lead your family, care for others or interact with God?  Dobson set a great example to practically follow.  What other things work well?