Raising children to serve God doesn’t happen by itself. Parents must intentionally engage their children in step-by-step training towards this higher goal. One step is to remind your children that God has given you authority for their own protection and good.
Why should children obey their parents? The only way children will ever know—and embrace—the answer is if you teach it to them.
Your view of submission—an annoying hassle or of infinite value—will make all the difference in your children’s perception.
Raising children to serve God doesn’t happen by itself.
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