As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man' so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. (Ps. 127:4-5) Now let me tell you a little story about arrows...
Our children are going to face temptation, tests and trials. That's just a part of life. The Bible doesn't say they will be immune from such experiences. It does say, however, that they can go through the water and it won't overtake them, and through the fire and...
Set Up Some Rules How do we keep from provoking our children to wrath? By setting up some rules and regulations for everyone in the household. Now for you to have rules and regulations that really work, it's important to remember one point: Don't overdo it. You...
Often we parents have made our children memorize verses 1-3 of this chapter from Ephesians, which says: Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with...
It's amazing how different children can be. About the time I thought I had learned how to raise our firstborn, she grew into another stage. It seems I could never quite catch her. Then our second child came along, another girl. By then I thought I had learned all...
I want to paint a broad picture of vision in your mind. As a parent (whether single or married—it makes no difference) our number one job is to place God's vision in our child's heart. The world won't do it. Our neighbors won't do it. The school system won't do it....
You have to plant a vision in your children; a true vision of what God thinks about them and what kind of future He has planned for them. You do it with words that come from the Scriptures, and they come a little at a time. As God's Word says in the book of Isaiah:...
Have you ever noticed how the world is always lying to you? We always tend to hear how hopeless everything is. I'll bet you constantly hear stories of how people (who are just like you) bit the dust and didn't get up. But don't listen on that kind of thinking. More...
Let's consider the stories of Joseph and Daniel, two of my favorite Bible characters. Their parents had planted some truth inside them, and they had a vision of who they were and of what they were to do. Both Joseph and Daniel ended up in a foreign country under...
If you apply the Word of God to your life, God will perform His Word. (Isa. 55:11). But you need to do it so that God can work on your behalf. Now in the midst of your turmoil, He will cry with you, saying, "I know it's bad; I feel bad too. But if you will do...
Sometimes parents miss something very important. So many of them sit in my office, saying, "We did everything the Bible said for us to do." "Exactly what did you do?" I ask. "Well, we disciplined when we were supposed to and we had our kids in church all the time."...
Let's consider the science of DNA. There has been much talk in recent years about the use of DNA in catching criminals. I will try to paint a picture of this. At the moment of conception, when the sperm and egg come together, the first thing that's created is a...
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