Are you training your child?

Proverbs 22:6

6 Train up a child in the way he should go,

And when he is old he will not depart from it. 



These are some comforting Words from the Lord for me and I hope you too. God expects us as parents to train our children in the Lord. If we do not train our children the world will I can promise you that. In the old testament God gives us some great advice:



Deuteronomy 6:5-9



5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.



It doesn't get more plain that that does it. We should be training our children from the time they get up til the time they go to bed. The more we can teach them about God the better off they will be. Look at what the second part of the verse from proverbs says...when he is old he will not depart from it. What I catch there is the word "old". Growing up our children may make some mistakes and turn from God for a time but I am a firm believer if we trained them about God when they are young they will come back!



So ask yourself this morning...how are you doing training your children about Jesus? Don't leave it to others it is your responsibility!



Tom