Do Children Know how Special and Tender they Are?

TODAY’S PROVERB: When I was a son to my father, tender and special to my mother, he taught me and said to me: “Lay hold of my words in your heart, keep my commands and you will live!” Proverbs 4:3-4

This year, pray about this: Is God calling you to support families with children? Do you have gifts that He has given you that can make a difference in the life of a child or their parents?

The sad truth is, more and more children are no longer tender and special to their parents. The lessons they are taught have more to do with survival, an inflated sense of self, or political correctness, and less about living a full, Godly, purposeful life.

In fact, many children have “strange voices” teaching them through technology, as parents focus on what’s important to them.

As our society erodes more and more of the Biblical boundaries, children are caught in those lost margins.

Many parents are not equipped with the wisdom or resources to raise up kids in the way they should go. They need to be taught themselves. They need help. Even those parents who treasure their children and Biblical precepts would love the support of the community of saints.

Parents–no matter what the age of their children–need the help of others. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, teachers, neighbors, ministers of the Good News, friends. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of children and families by directing them to God and His word. And then, teach them how to live it.

One of the most treasured gifts an adult can receive is the trust of a parent with their child. If you’re given that trust, treat it wisely, respectfully, and with tenderness.

May God open opportunities for us to show a child how special they are to Him, my friends.