In this moment
Parenting
Train up a child — wisdom, patience, and grace for raising them.
Verses to hold onto
Proverbs 22:6Read in context →
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Train...: or, Catechise in...: Heb. in his way
Ephesians 6:4Read in context →
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7Read in context →
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. teach: Heb. whet, or, sharpen
Psalms 127:3Read in context →
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 29:17Read in context →
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Colossians 3:21Read in context →
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
A thought
Parenting is holy, exhausting, and long. God asks us to train and not exasperate, to teach His ways along the ordinary hours — and He gives grace for the days we feel we are failing.
A prayer
Father, give me wisdom and patience with my children. Help me point them to You by how I live, and cover my mistakes with grace.