Quotes About Guidance

The blind man navigates by stars behind the daylight.

Stars from horizon to horizon. A whole half universe just to light the path.

God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.

It is our task to faithfully teach our children the ways of God.

The central focus of childrearing is to bring children to a sober assessment of themselves as sinners.

you may never use your children to promote your convictions. The purpose of discipline is not evangelism. The purpose of discipline is to shepherd your children.

He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.

You may not direct your children for your own agenda or convenience. You must direct your children on God's behalf for their good.

You only muddy the waters when the bottom line in discipline is your displeasure over their behavior, rather than God's displeasure with rebellion against his ordained authority.

please someone else.

I have prepared oatmeal for your breakfast. It is a good, nutritious food and I want you to eat it. Maybe other mornings we will have something you like better." Many are saying, "What do you want for breakfast? You don't want the oatmeal I have prepared; would you like something else?" This sounds very nice and enlightened, but what is really happening? The child is learning that he is the decision maker. The parent only suggests the options.

If you want your children to have a reason to sing on Sunday, give them a glorious God. If you want your children to have a reason not to sin on Monday, give them a glorious God.

If you allow unholy anger to muddy the correction process, you are wrong. You need to ask for forgiveness. Your right to discipline your children is tied to what God has called you to do, not to your own agenda.

Remember, God is not only concerned with the "what" of parenting, he is concerned with the "how.

God's Word must inform not only our goals, but also our methods.

Your children see the power of a life of faith as they see you living it.

Genesis 18 calls fathers to direct their children to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Being a parent means working in God's behalf to provide direction for your children. Directors are in charge. It involves knowing and helping them to understand God's standard for children's behavior. It means teaching them that they are sinners by nature. It includes pointing them to the mercy and grace of God shown in Christ's life and death for sinners.

La mayoría de los libros acerca de la crianza dan consejos, ya sea sobre cómo formar y restringir la conducta de los niños o cómo hacerles sentir bien con quienes son. El control o el éxito personal de los hijos son considerados los objetivos de la crianza. El primero hace los deseos de los padres la prioridad; el segundo pone los deseos infantiles como supremos.

Don't talk to your children about that which you have spoken little with God.

As a parent, you must exercise authority. You must require obedience of your children because they are called by God to obey and honor you. You must exercise authority, not as a cruel taskmaster, but as one who truly loves them.

Parents tend to focus on the externals of behavior rather than the internal overflow of the heart.

our goal is not to maintain control at any cost; it is rather to persuade. Influence and persuasion are always more important than discipline.

Home should be the shelter where the teen is understood and loved, where he is encouraged and shown the paths of life.

If authority best describes the parent's relationship to the child, the best description of the activity of the parent to the child is shepherding.