Do I Love My Kids?

Do I Love My Child?

Oct. 19

“Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.”

Proverbs 19:18 NIV

I know that’s a funny question to ask. But how much do we love our children? I love it when my kids are happy and doing well. I never like it when they are hurting. Yet, am I willing to see my children go through some pain? In Proverbs it tells us that if we are not able to, not just see, but be the source of the pain we become a part of their death. That’s right we are to discipline them and that means causing them some discomfort. It’s hard for many modern parents to grasp this concept. The last thing a modern parent wants is for their child to due without, or God forbid have pain and discomfort in their life. Yet think about it from the other perspective.

“As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.”

Hebrews 12:7-8 NLT

Yes, the other perspective is God’s. And truth be told is not His view point the only one that really matters? If we are to model our life after our Savior then as He disciplines us we should discipline our children. Don’t be afraid that if you discipline your kids they wont love you. I know from my own life that as God has corrected and disciplined me I have loved Him more. His discipline gives me security and through the discomfort I can feel His Love. If their is no discipline in your life then there is no love. In scripture we can see that the two go hand in hand.