says that parents shouldn’t just foster loving relationships but that they should be raising kids in the ways of the Lord. As for the shouldn’t just foster loving relationships” comment, at one time or “we another, I have told each of our children have been called to be your dad not your “I friend.” In other words, discipline is part of my marching orders. SLIDE 15 This is a sister verse to the one we looked at in Ephesians. Here, Paul tells us why it’s important for parents not to provoke their kid—they will discourage them. But what does Paul mean by provoke? In this sense means to challenge or to irritate. An example would be the “provoke” mom,” who over her kids at all times. Another example “helicopter “hovers” would be the father who is never satisfied with his son’s performance in school, sports, work, etc. Our second oldest son is naturally bright; he is just smart. He would say to us after a report card arrived, will only be happy if I get all A’s.” To which we always “You responded, we don’t require all A’s; we just require you to try your best.” (Yes, “No there were times we knew he was less than motivated.) All A’s would have been no problem for him, but we as parents must strike a balance between encouraging our children to do better versus nagging them to a point where they quit trying. This verse should be taken seriously. When Paul says, he literally means “discouraged,” lose heart.” Training children is important, but it needs to be done in a way that “to does not cause them to lose heart. My wife and I have a saying, this a hill to die on?” or a hundred years, will this “Is “In matter?” You must choose wisely. So just before we go to the discussion portion of this session. I’d ask you to pray for the Lord to reveal to you this weekend an area where you can improve your relationship with your spouse and children. SLIDE 16 Table Talk Topics
says that parents shouldn’t just foster loving relationships but that they should be raising kids in the ways of the Lord. As for the “we shouldn’t just foster loving relationships” comment, at one time or another, I have told each of our children “I have been called to be your dad not your friend.” In other words, discipline is part of my marching orders. SLIDE 15 This is a sister verse to the one we looked at in Ephesians. Here, Paul tells us why it’s important for parents not to provoke their kid—they will discourage them. But what does Paul mean by provoke? In this sense “provoke” means to challenge or to irritate. An example would be the “helicopter mom,” who “hovers” over her kids at all times. Another example would be the father who is never satisfied with his son’s performance in school, sports, work, etc. Our second oldest son is naturally bright; he is just smart. He would say to us after a report card arrived, “You will only be happy if I get all A’s.” To which we always responded, “No we don’t require all A’s; we just require you to try your best.” (Yes, there were times we knew he was less than motivated.) All A’s would have been no problem for him, but we as parents must strike a balance between encouraging our children to do better versus nagging them to a point where they quit trying. This verse should be taken seriously. When Paul says, “discouraged,” he literally means “to lose heart.” Training children is important, but it needs to be done in a way that does not cause them to lose heart. My wife and I have a saying, “Is this a hill to die on?” or “In a hundred years, will this matter?” You must choose wisely. So just before we go to the discussion portion of this session. I’d ask you to pray for the Lord to reveal to you this weekend an area where you can improve your relationship with your spouse and children. SLIDE 16 Table Talk Topics
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