INTENTIONAL PARENTING 1
INTENTIONAL
PARENTING 1
Fathers, do not
provoke or irritate or fret your children [do not be hard on them or harass
them], lest they become discouraged and sullen and morose and feel inferior and
frustrated. [Do not break their spirit.], but rear them
[tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the
Lord. [Ephesians 6:
4]
In a fast changing world where basic old society values are
changing and many are not sure where things are headed, what is the future of
your child going to be? Will I be extreme if I say with the rate at which
things are going your child or your grand child might end up being a homo
sexual? Even in today’s world people are at different ends, some are struggling
and trying to be better people, parents and role models while some are good
examples who people would desire to emulate. The difference is not entirely in
their own adulthood decisions but the greater part can be traced back to the
kind of parenting they received. With this in mind can we leave the future of
our children to chance? Is praying for the future of children enough to
guarantee that they will grow and be good citizens? There has to be more than
prayer. In addition to it there is need for intentional parenting.
Being a parent is probably the most important job we can do
in our lives. NO GREATER MINISTRY!!! To parent positively we need to understand
what it takes to do the job well. The more we understand about a child’s
development and needs, the more we can be aware of what it takes to create
healthy environments for children to thrive. Throughout human history, people
have lived in small, close-knit communities, but today not all parents have
relatives nearby to support them and give guidance in child raising. In some
ways we intuitively know how to make good and wise decisions about parenting,
but sometimes the stresses and mixed messages of the world can make it
difficult. Therefore, we need to take every opportunity to learn more about
what it takes to parent effectively.
God, not you, made marriage. His Spirit inhabits even the
smallest details of marriage. And what does he want from marriage? Children of
God, that's what. So guard the spirit of marriage within you. Don't cheat on
your spouse. [Malachi 2:15-16]
Come lets share insights on parenting together on Africa day
because the quality of our future societies, politicians, business people,
captains of industry, leaders, educationists, economists, spiritual leaders and
parents is in the quality of our parenting today.
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