Success

Joshua 1: 7, 8 Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

There’s not much to add to these verses.  They say it all. 

It takes strength and courage to obey.  Even our kids know that.  In the middle of temptation, in the group of kids who are disobeying, among peers who are mocking them, we require obedience from our kids to that which we have taught them. 

If they do obey, and don't play in the street, they won’t get run over.

If they do obey, and don't tell a lie, they will sleep with a clear conscience.

If they we do obey, and put up their toys, dad won’t slip and fall.

God has a lot of “ifs” too, and we have to be careful to obey them by thinking on them at all times, and choosing to do them in His strength and because we love Him…and what He says brings life.