July 8. Another lovely day. Less humid today. Was able to get out and walk a while early this morning before coming over to the girls’ house. Praise the Lord for the fresh morning air. In the early morning meeting, Pastor Ogle continued teaching on the Spirit-Filled Family. Ephesians 6:4, nurture = instruction, chastening, correction. Giving instruction involves time, energy, and repetition. God’s word continually repeats things because we need constant reminders. Children also need repetition. Correction can be a rebuke or chastisement. Sometimes rebuke needs to be public so that other people take heed. Sometimes rebuke needs to be sharp. Sometimes it just needs a few mild words. Even while very young, children should learn to live lives that are dictated by obedience and not convenience. It is healthy for children not to always get what they want. Very young children don’t need reasons for all that they are told to do; God doesn’t always give us a reason for His commands. Older children often need to have a reason so they can understand and learn to think for themselves. Don’t be cruel or unjust to your children, but be sure that the punishment is greater than the crime. Admonition is primarily Biblical training, whereas nurture covers many areas of life including practical training. Pour The Book into your children. Every moment is a training moment. Don’t miss the training moments. It’s a constant thing and can be exhausting. When your children disobey in some way, give them a Bible verse with a Biblical principle. Share with your children things that God is doing in your own life. That encourages them. 1.) Leaders and parents should punish and praise. Learn to praise. 2.) Leaders and parents should be balanced in authority. 3.) Leaders and parents should allow their children more and more freedom as they learn more about God and show responsibility in those areas. 4.) Leaders and parents should inspect what they expect. Give instructions and follow up on them. Hold your children accountable for what you ask of them. 5.) Leaders and parents are always training, even when they think they’re not training. Second meeting—I Peter 4:12-19, The Glory of Suffering. We must understand that God can use suffering to purify us and to make us a testimony to the world. Can you rejoice in difficulties? This afternoon, I played a couple computer games and then started crocheting a baby blanket. In the early evening, Daddy and I went out for a nice walk around the yard. Took some pictures of the flowering trees and some other interesting trees. “5Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.” Jeremiah 17:5,6 How this could be applied to America today! God’s people departing from the LORD and putting their trust in a man to save them, making flesh their arm rather than God. The LORD promises a curse to the man who trusts in man—he’ll inhabit dry, parched places and won’t see when good comes.
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