"Raising Godly Children" Chapter 1

Chapter 1

A CALL TO LEADERSHIP

“Where no counsel is the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety” Proverbs 11:14

God has called every parents to leadership to nurture and take care of their children, The most common question I hear is, “How do I stay positive in taking care of this children”, Here are some few suggestions:

Even though you are not the best parents in the world, focus on being the best and bringing out the best in them, tune out negativity and negative comments on them.

        Remember you cannot control what your child says and do, but you can control how he or she behaves.

        There is an old adage, which says, “Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty and the pig will enjoy himself”. Never fight with your child because God has called you to leadership.

“Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men”. Matthew 5:13

Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth” and salt has two functions. It stops things from going bad, and it adds taste and flavor.

Your job as a parent is to preserve, reconcile, and give hope to your children; do you sometimes find yourself saying, ‘I get so angry when they refuse to listen to me’. How can I make them listen and hear what I’m trying to say? Unless you are involved in debate, arguing with your child who’s unwilling to listen to you is useless and waste of time. State your viewpoint to him/her with clarity and purpose but do not become defensive and argumentative, If it is not received, you’ll only hurt yourself and the relationship between you and your child.

When arguing hold your tongue and try to remember these words of wisdom. ‘A gentle heart turns away wrath, but a harsh words stirs up anger’.

“The tongue of the wise useth knowledge a right, but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness” Proverbs 15:2

There was a woman who had a female daughter, anytime her daughter offends her she will curse her ‘saying’ you will be killed by motor vehicle; years past she graduated from the university while coming back from the graduation ceremony she had an accident and died…… The question now is “who killed her?”……….