August 7, 2020
Hello, I hope your day is going well. I wanted to share with you who, what, when and where our children need to be taught. I will share this with you over the next four Fridays... in “Karen's Korner"... You are in your children’s lives for a reason: to guide, instruct, and mold them into the godly people they are to become. The Bible sees parents as the influencers in their children’s lives. You must teach your children to honor the Lord. You also need to teach them to honor you. Model honor for your children; they will follow your lead. The Scriptures tell us that children might not like discipline at the time it is given, but later it will produce a fruit of righteousness and peace in their lives. www.bible.com/bible/1/DEU.6.4-7.KJV |
August 14, 2020
Happy Friday! This week’s devotional from “Karen’s Korner”... “Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” Deuteronomy 11:18-19 KJV Jesus is sharing a message on what we need to be able to share with our children and others. “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40 KJV In Grace-Based Parenting, Dr. Tim Kimmel says, The primary way to give our children grace is to offer it in place of our selfish preferences. . . Grace-based homes . . . give children the freedom to be different. If our preference threatens to exert itself but they are making good character choices, we need to fix our face and be quiet and smile. Chances are, we are worried about how others will see us when they see our kids. We focus on us, instead of actually thinking about our children’s well-being. Prayer: Dear Jesus, I am sorry for my critical spirit. For my nitpicking and nagging and preferences that do not matter. Continue to reveal to me times when I am tearing my children down or embarrassing them or not accepting them based on external things that do not matter. Speak to me and show me the way. I come humbly before You. I need You to help me encourage and build up everyone around me. Amen. |