The bible tells us to train up a child in the way he/she should go and when he is
old he/she will not depart from it. This is not saying they are perfect in between,
but as they get older they will remember home and their teaching.
Being a parent is a full time job, every minute counts in the life of a child. We can never
assume we have it down in one day, I thought that myself but was in for a rude
awakening the next day as there was something different in their actions so I had to
sit on that too. I didn't spank my children much but they sure got the corner a lot but
not without knowing why they were being punished. To spank a child or punish a child
without them knowing why will never teach them as they don't know what they did. I
talked to my children before doing anything to them, I looked them right in the eye
and made them look at me. I wanted to be sure they understood why they weer getting
punished.
Now the bible teaches us as parents to discipline our children. In Proverbs,13:24 but that
does not mean we beat them. To spare the rod means to not discipline our children at
all is to hate them or not to love them properly. We should love out children so much
that we make sure they understand that wrong is wrong and right is right and teach them
the good fear of God.
We need to teach our children about God and help them to know who God is and how
He works in their lives. To teach a child about God along with discipline is the right way
to go as they both go together. If a child don't know how to obey their parents, how in
the world will they know how to obey God . They need to know the difference in the
world's way and God's way.
We should teach our children how to take firm hold of instruction: and not to let her
go: keep her for she is life. Enter not into the path of the wicked and go not the way of
evil men. The book of Proverbs teaches so much about so many things. We can all
take hold of this and live by it. it goes on to describe how wicked men live, verse
16-17 of ch.4 tells us the difference and verse 18 shows us the difference in right and
wrong. So teaching children to live by instruction they are given is a blessing.
Now ch.4 verse 16 leads over to Matthew 7: verse 13-14 telling about the wide and
narrow gate. "Enter ye in the narrow gate :for wide is the gate, and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because narrow
is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find
it."
This is why children should be raised in the instructions of the Lord Jesus for His way
is righteous, He knows the way through the wilderness and all we have to do is follow.
My children are not perfect by a long shot but I sure am proud of them and who they
are.
This is a picture of my daughter Jan and myself taken 8/24/2010 and I am so
proud of my girl, she loves the Lord and trust in Him, she grew up to be a beautiful
lady in the Lord and I am proud of her as a woman. The hard work I put into raising
her has paid off. She love Jesus and she loves people and she loves her two brothers
Bill and Garry.
Now, young parents, go and raise your children in the Lord and know it is not an
easy job and a very rewarding on. The pay you get out of it is to see them grow and
how they mature in life. Great reward. God bless my sweet children, Jan, Bill and
Garry.
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