Verse For The Day - August 22, 2008

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6

That's probably one of the most quoted verses in the category of parenting. I think for a long time I saw this verse as a "promise" from God, "O.K. God, if we do our part, then you do Your part." But really, part of what this proverb is saying is that when we live a life of teaching and training our children to make wise choices, they will be better equipped to learn to make their own wise choices as they grow up and to continue to walk on a right path.

Does this mean they'll never make wrong choices? Unfortunately not. Does this mean we won't ever have battles or struggles in our own homes about the right choices we're wanting to teach? Most definitely no. It does mean that if we have been "trained," and a wrong choice is made or a "stumble" is taken, we CAN get back up and get on the right path again. It may take some longer than others to get there, some may rarely even seem to stumble along the way, but for all of us who believe, we have the truth of God's Word living in us! That is more powerful than anything!

Let's "train" our children to choose the right way - every day, keep the course, don't give up, don't check out - as parents, we are daily building into their lives and futures, I can't think of anything more important than that. Together with you on this journey!