Guidelines
Posted on Feb 12, 2008 under Faith |I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.Psalm 119:104
We all know that raising children doesn’t come with directions. That first child is so much a matter of trial and error. In my case, it was mostly error. And just when I thought I knew the answers, the questions changed as my child entered a new stage. To add another twist, I also found that what worked for the first kid didn’t always work for the second, or fourth or sixth. This parenting thing is tough!
Like so many parents, I pored over parenting books; I talked to other parents for advice. I have no idea why, but it never occurred to me that everything I needed to know was right in front of me, in God’s word. God has given us the answers on how to live and even how to parent. We just need to make the effort to read His Word.
Even now, when things get touchy in the parenting department, I tend to fret and worry until I remember where I’ve always found the answer. I just have to open my Bible and start reading. Or just close my eyes and remember what I know about our Lord. God guides in every way, even in parenting, if we’ll only let Him.
