Children are a gift from the Lord (Psalm 127:3; NLT).
It would be better to be thrown into the sea
with a millstone hung around your neck
than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin
(Luke 17:2; NLT).
1. All parents groom their children
To accept what they receive.
Abuse, control, and punishment
Will teach them to believe
2. That they are stupid, weak and bad,
For all they do is panned –
Children given this foundation
Build their lives on sand.
3. All parents groom their children
To accept what they receive.
Encouragement, support and praise
Will teach them to believe
4. That they can tackle all life brings
Accepting every knock –
Children given this foundation
Build their lives on rock.
References
1. Parents, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them (Ephesians 6:4; NLT).
2. A broken spirit saps a person’s strength (Proverbs 17:22; NLT).
I have cried until tears no longer come; my heart is broken (Lamentations 2:11; NLT).
Why wasn’t I born dead? Why didn’t I die as I came from the womb? (Job 3:11; NLT).
[They are] like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash (Matthew 7:26-7; NLT).
3. Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body (Proverbs 16:24; NLT).
4. [They are] like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built (Luke 6:48; NLT).
… and then there are parents who made many mistakes but simply did the best they could. xxx
Indeed – and I’d guess that this is the great majority of us. With love from Ruth xxxxxxxx