I love looking at family pictures. I think the pictures tell us all about the family. You can see the family members personalities. My husband is a photographer and I get to help him with photo shoots when he needs me.
I think it’s interesting how different families are while you are taking their picture and what they are portraying in the picture. The parents do everything from threatening their children to bribing their children. I will admit I have done both. Parenting is a hard job. If you are a parent you know it is not for the faint of heart. When parents ask God to step in and take control of their family things start to change.
It’s important to show our children who is in charge, God. I love Proverbs 22:6, “train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Our most important job is to train up our children in God’s way. If we lay this down as a foundation for their life when they are older they will return to it.
Many parents believe this Proverbs verse means that our kids will never leave God’s path. This is not true. This verse tells us we should lay the right foundation for our children. This does not guarantee our children will always stay on the same path. This verse does tell us that our children will come back to God’s path if they leave it.
Parenting is not easy but with God on our side it can make difficult situations go smoother. Our children will have trouble but they will be armed with the right tools to deal with life’s difficulties. We need to make sure we train up our children “in the way they should go.” This will not assure that they will not depart from it but it will assure that they will return someday if they do depart.
I want to keep in mind that I want my children to choose God and his ways. Like you said, my husband and I need to “train them in the way they should go.” We seek God’s guidance for them every day.