Today I will look at Principle #13 from Proverbs 23:15-16.
The passage says,
“Dear child, if you become wise I’ll be one happy parent. My
heart will dance and sing to the tuneful truth you speak.”
I like this principle because it reminds me to be joyful
over the success of my children. Both my son and my first daughter have become
wise in many ways. They are kind and considerate of others. They are generous
in spirit and in action. They are successful in their endeavors (my son was
successful in school and now is on his job, and my daughter is doing well in
college and performs her various jobs with excellence). This principle is true
in my experience. My children have become wise in many ways and I am one happy
parent.
However, there are areas where I still pray for my children
(all three of them). I pray they would become wise in the ways of God and
desire to serve Him. I pray they will be honest and upright in their dealings
with other people. I pray they long for true wisdom and truth that only comes
from knowing God the Father through Jesus Christ. I pray they would live lives
that are pleasing to God and full of truth. I long to dance and sing to the
tuneful truths they speak because they are speaking God’s truths.
So while I am truly thankful for the good in my kids, I’m
also keenly aware of their shortcomings and pray for them on a daily basis. I
think many of us have children we are proud of. However, there are still many
things I pray for my children. Mostly I pray they will have discernment,
understanding, and revelation pertaining to the things of God and His Word. If
they learn to live their lives according to the ways of God, I will truly be
dancing and singing for joy. At this stage of the game, especially with my two
older children, sometimes all I can do is pray. My goal is to be faithful in
praying for them on a regular, daily would be good, basis.
It’s never too late to pray for our children.
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