Parenting Proverbs

Today we had a great "Naples Girls Book Club" gathering. It was rich with God centered discussion and insight. We all thought this book "Praying Backwards" is one of the best we have ever read. If you have not purchased it yet, I highly recommend it for this Summer. Even though I have tried to highlight some of the passages here, it does not do the book justice.

For the next two weeks we will work through Chapters 6-8. However, I will be out of town next week, so there will be no postings. I will miss you all...this study and blog has been most enriching to my walk with the Lord. Thank you for questions, comments and encouragement. Please pray for me next week, as I will be in a "training time" for ministry next year.

For today...on the Pulpit blog were some insightful verses regarding parenting from Proverbs.


The book of Proverbs is a wonderful, intensely practical guide that contains much wisdom you can impart to your children as you train them in godly living. For your benefit, we’ve compiled ten lessons from Proverbs you should teach to your children. We’re convinced that, in the process of teaching those ten lessons, you’ll unearth many more principles from Proverbs that will serve your children well their entire lives.
Teach your children:
1. To have a healthy fear of God (1:7; 9:10; 10:27; 14:26-27; 15:16; 16:6; 19:23)
2. To guard their minds (4:23; 23:7)
3. To obey you (1:8; 4:1-4; 6:20-23; 30:17)
4. To carefully select their companions (1:11-18; 2:10-15; 13:20)
5. To control their sinful desires (2:16-19; 5:3-5; 6:23-33; 7:6-27)
6. To enjoy sexual fidelity (5:15-20)
7. To watch their words (4:24; 10:11, 19-21, 32; 12:18, 22; 15:1-2; 16:23; 20:15)
8. To pursue their work (6:6-11; 10:4-5; 22:29)
9. To manage their money (3:9-10; 11:24-26; 19:17; 22:9)
10. To love their neighbors (3:27-29; 25:21-22)

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