Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 is a command from God to all parents, Guardians and all God fearing adults who have children within the sphere of their influence. It is a responsibility which should be diligently carried out.
“Train up” as used in the above scripture means the act of teaching and guiding a child to develop certain skills and behaviour. The scripture made it clear that there is a particular way the child needs to be trained so that when he/she gets old will not depart from it. We parents/Guardians in obedience to the word of God must be intentional about the training of our children to ensure that the training we are giving them meets the standard that God requires.
Some of us parents have narrowed training to mean providing a child with whatever he/she demands for and sending the child to school for academics. Sending the child to school and providing the child with the basic things of life are part of it. But the child is not to be provided with whatever he/she demands for.
Training up a child includes to teach, instruct,discipline,rebuke,correct. We are not only required to teach children morals, we are required of God to also teach them the doctrine. That is our faith, what we believe as Christians. They way we ought to live as God’s children. And the best way to do it is by being an example to them as children are influenced more by what they see. We can achieve these by asking God to help us.
Prayer 🙏 Dear heavenly Father give me the grace to train up my children in the way they should go. Holy Spirit give my children the grace to accept the way they should go and to go in it. In Jesus name. Amen.
Tomorrow is Children’s Day in Nigeria. Make out time to pray for your children and commit them into the hands of God. Make it a habit; pray them into the will of God for their lives.