The Bents In Your Baby
Miles Seaborn
Proverbs 22:6, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Ps. 51:1-5; 58:2-5
Introduction: Mark Twain had a simple philosophy on how to rear children. ''Things are pretty good until they reached 13, then you should stick them in a barrel and feed them through the knot hole as you nail the lid down to keep them in! When they turn 16, you should plug up the knot hole.''
Rearing children is somewhat like baking a cake. We don't realize We have a disaster until it's too late! But, if we are committed to following God's principles it is doubtful that such will occur.
Proverbs 22:6 is not just clever and helpful, it is inspired!
The root of the plan is that parents must know their children. At the best, rearing children from birth on is not easy.
ILL. Ann Landers asked in her column in the paper, ''If you had it to do over again, knowing what you know now, would you have children?''
Over 10,000 women answered and 70% said, NO! One said, ''1,000 times no, My children have completely destroyed my life and my identity as a person. There are no joys; prayers don't help. Nothing stops a screaming kid!''
Two: ''I've lived 70 years and speak as a mother of five. Was it worth it? No. My early years were difficult. Sickness, rebellion, lack of motivation, shiftlessness. One was in and out of mental hospitals, one went ''gay lib'' route, two are living in communes. We never hear from them. One has become a part of the Children of God. Not one child has given us any pleasure! God knows we did our best, but we were failures as parents and they are failures as people.''
There are failures, but there are also joys and delightful moments.
ILL. One Child Psychologist who wrote: ''Rearing small children is about as easy as nailing a poached egg to a tree.''
Tough, but it will work if we do it God's way' And God will be glorified. (God will be with us. He doesn't absent Himself when infants are born and come back again when they leave ...
Miles Seaborn
Proverbs 22:6, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Ps. 51:1-5; 58:2-5
Introduction: Mark Twain had a simple philosophy on how to rear children. ''Things are pretty good until they reached 13, then you should stick them in a barrel and feed them through the knot hole as you nail the lid down to keep them in! When they turn 16, you should plug up the knot hole.''
Rearing children is somewhat like baking a cake. We don't realize We have a disaster until it's too late! But, if we are committed to following God's principles it is doubtful that such will occur.
Proverbs 22:6 is not just clever and helpful, it is inspired!
The root of the plan is that parents must know their children. At the best, rearing children from birth on is not easy.
ILL. Ann Landers asked in her column in the paper, ''If you had it to do over again, knowing what you know now, would you have children?''
Over 10,000 women answered and 70% said, NO! One said, ''1,000 times no, My children have completely destroyed my life and my identity as a person. There are no joys; prayers don't help. Nothing stops a screaming kid!''
Two: ''I've lived 70 years and speak as a mother of five. Was it worth it? No. My early years were difficult. Sickness, rebellion, lack of motivation, shiftlessness. One was in and out of mental hospitals, one went ''gay lib'' route, two are living in communes. We never hear from them. One has become a part of the Children of God. Not one child has given us any pleasure! God knows we did our best, but we were failures as parents and they are failures as people.''
There are failures, but there are also joys and delightful moments.
ILL. One Child Psychologist who wrote: ''Rearing small children is about as easy as nailing a poached egg to a tree.''
Tough, but it will work if we do it God's way' And God will be glorified. (God will be with us. He doesn't absent Himself when infants are born and come back again when they leave ...
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