Children will always listen to words of instructions from their parents. This is both a compelling matter and a matter of love. Listen they will, but they learn so much more by the actions of their parents. Sometimes parents, even though they know this, do not allow this understanding to remind them of the importance of living righteously. From their parents, the children learn what is important in their lives. If the Lord is very important, the children learn this by the actions of the parents. On the other hand, if the Lord is not all that important, the children learn this by the actions of the parents as well. At some time in the future, when parents have learned (perhaps relearned) and come to value the Lord’s way differently than they have in previous years, they also learn they are too late to save their children because their earlier actions taught so well! Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6, ASV)
The moral grounding of each person is the starting place of the moral grounding of the family. Without the Lord, the moral grounding drifts on the water like driftwood, it goes back and forth. Many people have a moral grounding in place, but fail to implement it to firmly guide their lives. The byproduct is the community in which we live.
I am a father of five. Many mistakes were made I have no problem admitting it. All are grown and two have a family of their own. I am pretty lucky in the fact that they all are leading a pretty good life. But, what concerns me is will they be able to be free in years to come. Will they be able to remain healthy, and productive. will they be Americans as I and the many that came before me. America has been plagued with immorality for many, many years, but currently we are truly leaning on over a cliff and it will not take much to fall into total despair. I mention all this because our children wi…