20 Secrets For Raising Godly Kids

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1. Proverbs 22:6 NIV
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

If a parent cannot handle a child when he is younger. He can NEVER handle him when he is older. It will be very difficult to do so.

2. Matthew 19:13-15 NIV
[13] Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. [14] Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” [15] When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

Parents I bet you, you will not regret this. Bring your children to Jesus and you won't have much challenges bringing them up.

3. Ephesians 6:4 NIV
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Parents, don't tempt your children to wrath, lest you cause them to sin.

4. Ephesians 6:4 NIV
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21 NIV
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Parents, don't compare your children with other children; everyone is made differently. Don't say negative things about them, and don't limit their strength to nothing. Lest you lose your honour.

5. Ephesians 6:4 NIV
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Titus 2:4 NIV
Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children.

Parents, what your children need more is LOVE. Be patient with them when they go wrong. And always discipline them with love.

6. Ephesians 6:4 NIV
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Proverbs 28:21 NIV
To show partiality is not good---yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Parents, don't practise favouritism in your home, lest jealousy and division may arise.

7. Lamentations 2:19 NIV
Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at every street corner.

Never give up on your children— 'they are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him' Psalm 127:3. Therefore pray for them.

8. Luke 21:36 NIV
Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.

Every parent needs to know this— watch what your children do, correct them when they go wrong, and pray for them. You are just caretakers.

9. Proverbs 22:15 NIV
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

If you think that as an eighteen plus guy or lady, you don't need your parent's advice. Then you need to be flogged seriously.

10. Proverbs 28:7 NIV
A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

Proverbs 17:25 NIV
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Because you are eighteen plus, you don't longer want to take to instruction. My dear, that's not wisdom at all. You'll bring shame to them, and that's foolishness.

11. Proverbs 29:3 NIV
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

It is only A FOOL that will spend his money on a lady that is not his wife, while his parents die of hunger. A parent who has spent a lot training you needs to yield his harvest.

12. Proverbs 23:15-23 NIV
[15] My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; [16] my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. [17] Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. [18] There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. [19] Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path: [20] Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, [21] for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. [22] Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. [23] Buy the truth and do not sell it---wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

Children, make your parents happy. Make them to be proud of you. This is wisdom!

13. Hebrews 12:7, 8, 11 NIV
[7] Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? [8] If you are not disciplined---and everyone undergoes discipline---then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. [11] No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Proverbs 13:24 NIV
Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

When a parent can't discipline their children, you make that child A BASTARD.

14. Proverbs 29:15 NIV
A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.

A parent who can't discipline his child is FOOLISH, he ends up bringing shame and disgrace to himself.

15. Proverbs 19:18 NIV
Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

Proverbs 29:21 NIV
A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.

If you as a parent thinks that flogging a child is inhumane, then you are not wise. Don't you know you ruin their lives by sparing the rod?

16. Proverbs 23:13-14 NIV
[13] Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. [14] Punish them with the rod and save them from death.

Flogging a child when he goes wrong isn't inhumane. God approves it. He will not die, instead you will save him from dying. But the corporal punishment should be the last option of discipline.

17. Proverbs 29:17 NIV
Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.

Since foolishness is in the heart of a child, then that's trouble. But when you discipline that child, then they will give you peace of mind. This is wisdom!

18. Matthew 7:11 NIV
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Good gifts are needs not wants. Give them what they need; not what they want. Don't pamper them by giving them all they ask. Wisdom is needed in handling this matter.

19. Psalm 78:4 NIV
We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.

Teach your children how to be grateful and thankful. Teach them how to give quality worship to God; let them use their beautiful voices while younger to glorify God.

20. Deuteronomy 11:19 NIV
Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Joel 1:3 NIV
Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.

2 Timothy 3:15 NIV
and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Parents, don't think that those infants or toddlers can't assimilate words. They can, so teach them the Word—it is powerful to discern their thoughts and actions (Hebrews 4:12).