Education Sunday | The Joy of Parenting
January 23, 2015
Glenn Schultz
Scripture makes it clear that children are a wonderful gift
from the Lord. Because our children are a gift from God, they can bring great
joy to our lives. Too often parents believe that the greatest joy that a child
can bring them comes from the child’s achievements and accomplishments. However,
John tells us that the greatest joy a parent can experience in life is when
they know that their children are walking in the truth.
Since this is the greatest joy that a child can bring to their
parents, it is important that our parenting efforts are aimed at seeing our
children walk after truth. This will not occur simply because they grow up in a
Christian home and attend church. For our children to walk after truth, there
must be a diligent effort to teach them the truths of God’s Word each and every
day, from birth to maturity. God’s instructions on the importance of doing this
can be found throughout the Scriptures.
On what are your parenting efforts focused as you raise your
children? Are they aimed at making sure your children achieve success in this
world or are they aimed at having them walk after truth? How you answer these
questions, will determine the joy you receive from them.
TWEET
THIS: Joy in parenting is not determined by what our children
achieve but by who they become as they learn to walk in the truth. #UpperRoom
ADDITIONAL
SCRIPTURES: Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4
