How should Christians view children in light of God's Word?

Jason Dohm emphasizes the importance of aligning our perspective with Scripture, particularly in understanding the value of children. He references Psalm 127 to highlight that children are not burdens but blessings and rewards from God. By focusing on what the Bible reveals, Christians can clear away misconceptions and embrace the truth that children are part of the good things in life that we should pursue.

Once we accept the biblical view that children are blessings, our mindset shifts. Rather than seeing them as obstacles to our personal goals, we recognize that they are integral to the blessings God provides. This understanding helps us to reorient our priorities, desiring more of God's blessings, including children, and aligning our pursuits with His will.

Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV): "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."

The starting point is to always get fixed on what the Word of God says. So that clears away a lot of the unhelpful things. It's just to get fixed. For instance, Psalm 127 says that children are a blessing and a reward. So the Christian just needs to orient ourselves to what God has revealed as being true.

Children aren't a drag and a hindrance and an obstacle to the good things that we ought to be chasing. Children actually are the good things that we should be chasing and the associated things. So once we are convinced that the word of God is true at every level, then texts like Psalm 127 teach that children are a blessing. We should want them. We should want more blessing, not less blessing.

Children are a reward. They're not an obstacle to the things we should be pursuing. Then it just helps us to understand what's next.