Proverbs 22:6
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March 4, 2010
Raise A Child Up…
Proverbs 22:6
EARS TO HEAR is the radio ministry of FAMILIES•BY GOD• For EARS TO HEAR, here’s Tim Glisson.
Scripture tells us to train children up in the way that they should go and they will not depart from it when they are old. It’s not a suggestion, but a command. And that’s a promise, not a possibility. But it is a lot of hard work.
Training a child up in the way they should go is not about how they want to go: as a two year old, or as a 15 year old. It’s about where God wants them to go.
Training a child up shouldn’t be left to teachers or coaches: or friends or peers for that matter. It’s a parents job; given to them exclusively by God.
Training a child up isn’t about raising kids, it’s about raising adults: warriors for Christ, culture changers just like Joshua. It’s God’s design from the start, we’re made in His image.
But just like with any type of training, from horses to marathons, child training takes time in the saddle. Teaching children that everything they do is subject to God – EVERYTHING – is under His authority is by design exhaustive: not exhausting as in the physical sense, but exhaustive as in the sense of completion.
But it’s worth it to avoid watching a child fall into sin. It’s worth it to escape generational sin. It’s worth it to watch God bless them … and you!
If you have EARS to HEAR God’s heart for His children, please visit our website at FAMILIESBYGOD.org. For EARS TO HEAR, I’m Tim Glisson.
