Wisdom For The Family

BY WISDOM A HOUSE IS BUILT, AND BY UNDERSTANDING IT IS ESTABLISHED - Proverbs 24:3

'ESTABLISHED' means 'to be set firmly, to be stable.'

PROVERBS OFFERS GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS

1. A Parent is to Give DIRECTION:

“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” - Proverbs 22:6

'TRAIN' means 'to put something in their mouth to be tasted.'  If we don’t give them a taste for the right things, others will give them a taste for the wrong things.  The message kids hear clearest is NOT the one we SHOUT OUT but the One we LIVE OUT!

2. A Parent is to Give CORRECTION:

PARENTAL KEY - They may not always RESPOND, but you STILL have to SAY it!

“A youngster's heart is filled with foolishness, but discipline will drive it away.” - Proverbs 22:15

“Discipline is the tool, to keep our children from becoming a fool.”

“If you refuse to discipline your children, it proves you don't love them; if you love your children, you will be prompt to discipline them” - Proverbs 13:24

'PROMPT' means 'ready to act whenever necessary.'

The purpose of Correction is Reflection to get them back in the RIGHT Direction

The KEY is BALANCE: CORRECTION & DISCIPLINE AND AFFECTION & PATIENCE

3. A Parent is to Give AFFECTION: Prov. 15:17

Set an atmosphere in your home and take time to DISPLAY AFFECTION to your children with your time and with your talk.  Provide boundaries for your children your best and trust God to do the rest!