Children Matter to God

I read this point in a book am reading "Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions" that the moral and spiritual foundation of children are generally determined by the time an individual reaches age nine. 

How significant? 

The author of this book states that children matter on the battlefront. "Satan's single-minded purpose is to destroy God and rule the universe. He puts his most destructive resources well packaged into play. He knows too well that if the character and the hope of children is destroyed,he rules the world! He's very intelligent and sharp enough to realize that if you win over children,you've won generation(s). We are busy battling homosexuality, abortion,garbage imbedded in music and movies,pornography, gambling and drugs abuse etc but the battlefront is in the mind,heart and soul of children. Satan knows the easiest way to inflict the maximum possible pain on God is by winning over children to himself, resulting in a lifetime of unrighteous behavior! Children have a special place in God's heart&Satan knows God's "weakness" is that He loves children."

So? Train children to love God with all their heart, mind, strength and soul, then we'll no longer invest time battling over moral and spiritual issues such as stated above. Godliness will be entrenched in their heart, mind and soul. If we effectively teach them God's principles and expectation; instill in them a thirst for righteousness and a passion for God & develop a biblical worldview in them, generations will be won for God's glory! What if every parent/guardian, teachers, pastors and church ministers invest in training children in godliness? 

With love Kalekye Nzaku