Develop an Adult Relationship with Your Children

Verse of the Month

“The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,

He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Those who are planted in the house of the Lord

Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They shall still bear fruit in old age;

They shall be fresh and flourishing,

To declare that the Lord is upright;

He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

(Psalm 92:12-15 NKJV)

 

Scripture Reading: 

Develop an Adult Relationship with Your Children

I once overheard two staff workers talking about their relationships with their children. One mentioned that he had a grown son who wasn’t speaking to him, while another claimed she and her daughter were best friends.

Both were empty nesters, but the woman had done something differently than the gentleman.  She developed an adult relationship with her daughter, something he had difficulty doing.

If our relationships are to flourish we need to be flexible to the needs of the other in order for God to use us in His service.  Scripture clearly says that as parents or mentors we are to continue guiding children into paths of righteousness, so that they will know how to care for the elderly in a godly manner.

“But if a widow has children or grandchildren, see to it that these are first

made to understand that it is their religious duty (to defray their natural obligation to those) at home, and make return to their parents or grandparents (or all their care by contributing to their maintenance),

 for this is acceptable in the sight of God.”

(1 Timothy 5:4 AMPC)

Encourage your children by establishing an adult relationship with them.  Get involved in your grandchildren’s lives while they are young, and observe their gifts or talents wisely. 

Pray for and support your adult children in their disciplining without questioning their methods if isn’t exactly how you did things.   Unless it is something that would bring harm to the child(ren), let God work it out through daily time in prayer. 

Keep in mind that having grandchildren may be the crowning glory of a parent, but nurturing children so that they follow after Christ is the real reward. (cw) 

“Children’s children are the crown of old men (women), and the glory of children is their fathers.” (Proverbs 17:6 AMPC)

September 8^th – 14^th Daily Bible Reading

  

  8. Isaiah 5-6; 1 Thessalonians 3-5

  9. Isaiah 7-8; 2 Thessalonians 1-3

10. Isaiah 9; 1 Timothy 1-2

11. Isaiah 10; 1 Timothy 3-4

12. Isaiah 11-12; 1 Timothy 5-6

13. Isaiah 13; 2 Timothy 1-2

14. Isaiah 14; 2 Timothy 3-4

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day. 

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

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