Parents, don’t be hard on your children. Raise them properly (Ephesians 6:4; CEV).
Lord,
There’s my mother’s voice again:
My inner critic, causing pain.
Her words still echo, deep within:
I register their slightest sting.
I’ll toss aside her censure, now;
Her view of me, I’ll disallow.
Her verdicts, Lord, I won’t accept,
And all her power, I’ll reject.
I’ll treat her guilt-trips with disdain,
Refuse let her cause more pain,
And hurl her harshness far away:
I will not let her spoil our day!
My Beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs (2:16; NIV).
References
I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not follow the statutes of your parents or keep their laws or defile yourselves with their idols” (Ezekiel 20:18; NIV).
God is love (1 John 4:8; NLT).
He loves us with unfailing love; the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 117:2; NLT).