Bring up a child

Proverbs 22
6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

It's a God given duty for every parent/ guardian to train, educate, bring up a child in the ways of the Lord, in a way that even when they are off age they should continue in that discipline and guidance.
Parents does not have children, we are just legal guardians trusted by God to do the right thing and meet God's expectations.
Hence Jesus(Yeshua) taught us all to pray and say" Our father" none of us pray and say" Our father's father" even as children when we pray.

When a parent is not or did not get a good training him/ herself, how can he/ she gives good guidance?
As parents we need to invest in ourselves in Godly education so that we can give sober and nutritious wisdom to our children. Joshua1:8,9.
They might hate you for the truth, but they will love and cherish you well their eyes get opened.
They did not vote you in as their parent, and don't need their buy inn to be their parent.
Democratic parenting has brought nothing but chaos, it's time we go back to our roles as parents.

Children are not guaranteed to turn out good all the time, but our words becomes a permanent reflection in their lives for ever. One will always battle with a friends advise and suggestion or a parent's words of wisdom. Any choice you make as a child, you are solely responsible of the outcome and you have to live with it for the rest of your life, be it Good or Worse.
Knowing the right thing to do and yet choosing the opposite bring a life long condemnation and guilt to your life, it may lead to stress and anxiety, suicide.
Never miss an opportunity to speak life to your children life, you are empowering him/ her to make a sober decision everytime she/ he is between the devil and the deep sea.
My duty is to bring up, train, educate and guide, your duty is to learn.
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