Rosa, I want to encourage you in this group as an administrator. This is a wonderful and necessary outreach. Christian parents need biblical tools to pull from to guide their parenting philosophy and actions. sometimes it is difficult to have the right verses come to mind in the moment, so when we work to hide God's word in our own hearts it can be ready on our lips (or minds) when needed. I've not looked through all your verses, but there are many great ones, I'm sure. May God work out a way for you to continue to lead, allowing more people to stumble upon your group as I did and join you or just grab your collection of verses to work on on their own, as I am. Thanks for the time you've invested in collecting verses and in posting parenting applications associated with them. May you be richly rewarded! God sees!! May he ease your burden. Take his yoke upon you for his yoke is easy and his burden is light (Mt. 11:28-30). Be encouraged! - April W. from the ECI Sermon on the Mount Group
Is there anyone who would be willing to take over this group? I do not have internet connection on my ipad, which is how I practice my verses, and that makes it so I would have to work on my iipad and on the computer at a later time. It is becoming a burden. Can anyone take over?
2 CHRONICLES 14:11...........There are a multitude of things that the world offers our children to take their attention away from God. It sometimes feels like we are warring against impossible odds. But the Lord will prevail, we must rely on Him and follow Him.
2 CHRONICLES 10:13...........We can do as God says and provoke not our children to wrath (Eph 6:4), or we can talk to them in the flesh and we will get the same result Rehoboam got..."And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king...What portion have we in David...every man to your tents...." 2 Chron 10:16
1 SAMUEL 7:6-9.........It happens sometimes that when our children acknowledge their errors we continue to talk to them about the problem. Would it not be better to do as Samuel did and intercede for them in prayer, instead of rehearsing their wrongs.
RUTH 1:16, 17.........Naomi cultivated such a close relationship with her children that Ruth could not leave her. Society knows how to gain the hearts of our children, it promotes things that are naturally appealing to them and has many ways in which they can spend "quality time" together. "Give some of your leisure hours to your children; associate with them in their work and in there sports, and wint their confidence. Cultivate their friendship." (AH192.2)
JOSHUA 7:19......"Angels hear the words that are spoken in the home. Therefore, never scold; but let the influence of your words be such that it will ascend to heaven as fragrant incense." (AH434.4) Like Joshua, we need to gently entreat our children toward repentance.
JOSHUA 7:13........"The great work of instruction, of weeding out worthless and poisonous weeds, is a most important one. For if left to themselves, these weeds will grow until they choke out the precious plants of moral principle and truth." (AH202.1) Part of our work as parents is to recognize our responsibility in keeping things out of our homes that destroy spirituality. If we do not "weed" our children will not be able to advance in moral principle.
EXODUS 13:21,22.............At every step in our parenting journey the Lord is guiding us, whether in the easy times or in the difficult.
DEUTERONOMY 7:19, 21..........Fear is the motivator behind peer pressure. We can obey God's commands even though peer pressure is difficult. We can teach our children to reject peer pressure by doing it ourselves
EXODUS 39:43....................It is our responsibility as parents to ensure our children's work is done properly. Then we should bless them in the Lord for their diligence.
JOSHUA 11:15......................The Lord give us things to do and expects us to accomplish the all. When we give our children things to do we too should expect that they be done properly and completely. We need to check their work. See Exodus 39:43
DEUTERONOMY 13: 14, 15................................God commands us to inquire diligently in regards to potential misdeeds before we mete out punishment.
EXODUS 23:29-30, PARENTING 200...................................... God does not drive out our character flaws all at once. He works on them little by little lest we become "desolate" in spirit. We must proceed slowly as we train our children's characters. Addressing all their faults/needs "little by little" Like the Lord we need to measure their "increase". Often focusing on the strides they have made.
EXODUS 13:17, PARENTING 200 .............................We often ask our children to learn new tasks or ideas. It is crucial to do as God did and not lead them through paths that they cannot succeed in. God took the children of Israel through a longer route, because He did not want them to get discouraged. Let us patiently guide our children in their character development, often taking the longer road. This will strengthen their resolve and build faith that with God they can suceed. If we try to get change in them too quickly we can discourage them and they may give up.