Last week, we talked about praying the promises of God. Satan obviously doesn't want us to do this. As with other areas of our Christian walk, his purpose is to steal, crush, or corrupt (compromise) the Word of God.
The promises of God are non-negotiable. Either you fulfill the part required of you or it will not take effect in your life. Just repeating the words is not enough. You must also believe in your heart and have faith in God's Word. Notice this is not about the power of prayer. The promise that tells us to "say to the mountain..." does not say, "pray about the mountain."
Proverbs 22:6 talks about training up a child in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it. It's not prayer and intercession or taking a child to church. It's not reading or teaching a child. It says, "TRAIN."
This promise has become corrupted because people talk about a child they raised as returning to the Lord. The scripture says that when they're old they will not DEPART from the way they should go.
So, how do you train a child?
1. You encourage the behavior you want to see.
2. Punish the behavior you don't want to see.
3. Encouragement should far outweigh the punishment side. Children will respond to the reward of good behavior rather than try to avoid punishment.
4. Seek the Lord about how to direct the child in the path he should go.
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If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to our Sunday Morning Service at 10:00 AM. Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you!
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