Warning: include_once() [function.include-once]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 134
Warning: include_once(http://charismamag.com/includes/col_left.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 134
Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://charismamag.com/includes/col_left.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 134
| Parenting |
EMAIL
PRINT
FORUMS
BOOKMARK
A Word to Parents
by Germaine Copeland
Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your
soul, and...you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit
in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise
up.
—Deuteronomy 11:18–19
Parents, you probably have the most challenging of jobs—building and
developing godly character in the lives of your children, training each child in
the way he or she is to go. Your children are tomorrow’s leaders: presidents,
ministers, educators, inventors, and developers of new technology.
In today’s society this responsibility has become increasingly more
difficult as many mothers, some who are single, have full-time jobs outside the
home. In addition we must face issues of the threat of violence in our schools,
the pressure of “keeping up with the Joneses,” and the rising cost of education,
just to name a few. Family, friends, peers, the media, and caregivers who may
not have your same values influence your children.
So, how can you stay strengthened amid all the pressures? How do you
overcome worry and fear? How do you mold the lives of your children as caring,
loving individuals and establish them in their walk with God? These questions
demand answers and become more significant with each passing year. Parents from
past generations have wanted answers to these same perplexing enigmas.
The solution is wrapped up in one powerful word—prayer. The Father is
always available to heal wounded spirits, to give comfort, wisdom, and strength.
Take time each morning to wait before the Lord in prayer, to read the Bible, and
to meditate. Fifteen minutes will strengthen you. In the midst of unpleasant
situations, pause, acknowledge the presence of God, take a few deep breaths, and
you will change the atmosphere. A silent prayer will place you in a position to
hear from God, and He will direct your path. He is your patience, your unseen
partner as you teach and train your children in the ways of God. If God be for
you, who can be against you?
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not
depart from it.
—Proverbs 22:6
Heavenly Father, I commit myself, as a parent, to train my
child/children in the way he is to go, trusting in Your promise that he will not
depart from Your ways, but will grow and prosper in them. I turn the care and
burden of rearing him over to You. I purpose to nurture and love him as You have
loved us. I will command and teach my child diligently. Your grace is sufficient
to overcome my weaknesses as a mother/father. Amen.
| Recent Forum Topics | Forums |
Warning: include_once() [function.include-once]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 222
Warning: include_once(http://charismamag.com/includes/forums.php?page=/cms/parenting/082608.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 222
Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://charismamag.com/includes/forums.php?page=/cms/parenting/082608.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 222
Warning: include_once() [function.include-once]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 230
Warning: include_once(http://charismamag.com/includes/col_right.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 230
Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://charismamag.com/includes/col_right.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 230
Warning: include_once() [function.include-once]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 233
Warning: include_once(http://charismamag.com/includes/footer/cmsfooter.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 233
Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://charismamag.com/includes/footer/cmsfooter.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/charisma/public_html/cms/parenting/082608.php on line 233
