When you pray and read the Word together, when you talk about God and what it means to be a Christian, your family will get stronger spiritually. Most kids don’t have the self-discipline to sit down by themselves every day and read the Bible and pray. They...
When Moses’ mother pushed him out onto the water, the Holy Spirit immediately took control and started steering that basket on its way. She had done all she could for her son. From then on, it was up to God: And when she could not longer hide him, she took...
So many times, people fail to realize that there is a difference between teaching their children and training them. You teach your children when you tell them right from wrong. You instill in them what the Bible says. You teach them that they are under your...
These are the three most important ingredients of good discipline: consistency, fairness, and love. Discipline without consistency is confusing and frightening to a child. He never really knows what is expected of him. From one day to another, and rules change. So...
It’s vitally important that you spend time with your children if you expect to do a good job teaching and training them. You have to preach the truth, and you have to practice what you preach if they are to respect you and listen to you. So many people have...
The goal of discipline and punishment is not so you can vent your anger or get a load off your chest. It’s not to prove that you are the boss. The goal of discipline is always to help your children grow to become better, more mature and responsible persons....
You may ask, “Why is it so important that my child know who he is in Jesus? I love my child. Isn’t that enough?” It would be great if we could tell you that just loving your child is enough to help him become the person God wants him to be. But...
The world calls encouragement of our children “building self-esteem.” But the focus of the world is on “me,” not on Jesus Christ. In the world’s thinking, all that counts is “what I can do” and “who I am.” But...
Teaching your children about God is not always an easy job. We all have days when we wonder if we are doing a good job, if anything we are saying is getting through to them, or if it will make a difference in their lives. But we promise you, it will. Every prayer...
During the Depression many people had to work both inside and outside the home. In those days children were expected to help out where they could. But today many parents feel they are being too hard on their kids if they ask them to help out around the house....
In Matthew’s gospel, chapter 18, the disciples asked Jesus which of them would be most important in His kingdom. Can’t you see these men standing around like a bunch of little kids, arguing about who was the greatest? We can just imagine one of them...
Only God knows exactly what the future holds, but you should prepare your children for the things they will most likely face. Start teaching them when they are young about how to overcome the temptations of drugs, sex and rebellion that they will face as teenagers....
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