TRAIN CHILDREN -- PRAYER FOR PARENTS

Dear Heavenly Father,
 
This morning as I ponder Proverbs 22 and the awesome JOB you have given parents regarding TRAINING their children; along with the PROMISE that comes from spiritual training -- THAT WHEN THEY ARE OLD THEY WILL NOT DEPART FROM THAT PROPER TRAINING.
 
Please Lord, help America get back to the basics of good old fashioned guidance: Honor you father and mother, Love your neighbor as yourself, live by the Ten Commandments, and a whole lot more by reading your Holy Word which has become a neglected Gold Mine of Wisdom that I believe stacks up against the deceptions of our day being spewed out by the media, the government, Hollywood, and other false heroes.
 
Lord, I'm really tired of all the experts! People who tell us how to raise our children, how to handle our marriage, how to spend our money, how to save our world.
Forgive me that I've listened to them far too often, been intimidated by them more than once; while I underestimated you as well as my own instincts and common sense.
 
Parenting sounds simple-- yet, it is the hardest job you have given mankind it seems to me. A brat as a child, a snot during teen years, a lost wandering searching soul for many adult years; isn't that kinda an accurate description of children? BUT THEN when OLD -- what do you mean we have to wait until their old to see what our teachings actually produced!
 
You said to parents "TRAIN" (sounds like what we do to soldiers in the military with hard work and repetition) in the ways he should go.
God, I think that's a really big job and wonder how parents (as commanders) feel about it in this day and age when their roles have been diminished and most forms of the rod of discipline seems to be called abuse by the social systems.
 
Wow, from Proverbs 22 it looks like parenting is the greatest profession of all according to your book. It even says greater than any riches to help our children have an honorable name.
Help our nation to really grasp that idea that it is not the role of education, churches, or government to do the training but the parent's role.
 
I pray that you give parents grace, mercy, and forgiveness if they ever feel they have failed in their job of parenting.
Give them strength to stand for home and family when jobs or other institutes try to steal their precious family time.
Give them knowledge to demonstrate your ways to their off-springs that helps trends in America leave the false drive of success for bigger houses, and more money -- as you let them know parenting is really the greatest profession of all in your kingdom.
 
In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

On Life and Conduct
Proverbs 22: 1 A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches; And favor is better than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor have a common bond;
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
3 A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it],
But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
4 The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Is riches, honor, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them];
He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents],
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

 

 

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