February 10, 2013
In Proverbs 19 it speaks of disciplining our
children. In the New Testament it speaks
to fathers, saying not to provide your children to wrath. So wherein lies the balance?
Discipline requires training, and according to
definition it requires punishment for disobedience. Training requires living a life before our
kids that they can follow. Punishment
requires loving them enough to give out consequences when they purposefully
don’t do what they’re told.
The verse in Proverbs says that in disciplining
our children “there is hope” and implies that if we do not discipline, we become
a “willing party to their death.”
Discipline in love. That’s the key. Go to God in prayer and look at yourself
first, and ask “Was I clear in my instructions?” “Have I set forth a good example?”
If the
answer is “No,” go to your kids and ask forgiveness. If the answer is “Yes,” then ask God for
wisdom in how to discipline with love, for in doing so you become a “willing
party to their life!”
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