Due to technical difficulties… our audio for the parenting message became corrupted…believe me, we have no idea how that happened!

But, I did want to share some of the key thoughts from the message… over the next three days, the roles of a parent will be given here on the blog…

We begin with…

1.
Parent first not a buddy
or friend

Our kids will have plenty of friends, buddies, amigos, pals, etc… throughout their lives… they only have two parents…that is our first priority to our kids…be the parents!

Deuteronomy
8:5
Think
about it: Just
as a parent
disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own
good.

Discipline
-defined…

1. training
to act in accordance with rules; drill:

2. activity,
exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill;
training:

3. to
bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.

4. to
punish or penalize in order to train and control; correct;
chastise.

This role of parenting = coaching, influence

Disciplining, being the one who makes and enforces the rules, training, coaching, influencing…it's tough…and our kids won't love it…but that is what we need to do as parents!

Your child is a gift from God…and He gives us the job of parents… it's a tough job, hard work but we find our strength in Him!