Biblical Truths About Discipline

The Bible talks of a loving father disciplining his children. Not time outs. But notice he said a loving father. Someone who is generous with praise and blessings for his children. Does not a father, who fears his child will run wild, show him there are consequences to his actions? The loving father will be there for his child and discipline him, when he misbehaves as all children will.

I would rather fear my father's anger than get caught up in today's debauchery. People seem to think a condom will protect you from everything. And doing drugs hurts families. I am happy to think that all people are precious and need a loving and protective father.

But people go around constantly angry these days. They get riled up at traffic and the dirty plate than to take more time to get there and wash the dirty plate. Man does not live on bread alone. He needs love. If a baby receives all the proper care, yet not love and affection, he will die from lack of love. If babies aren't comforted when they cry, they become anxious as an adult.

Children can't comfort themselves. They need a mom and a dad that loves them and knows that they're loved, even when they screw up. Kids are facing a lot of choices these days. A lot of pressure to set the world on fire. They need to grow up secure that they are safe and well cared for. They need to be able to expect the best love and care. God wants us to have good things. But having gobs of money isn't going to cure a void in your heart from lack of love from your parents.

Someone I know grew up doing whatever he wanted to do. Doing drugs, sleeping with lots of women. And using his family name to do what he wanted to. Now he is abusing prescription drugs and his family might have to intervene before he kills himself. Lust and vanity and pride can kill. God made us to fear him and love him for being a good father. Yes, we will screw up, but he will never give up on us. No matter what we're going through, we need to trust that he knows best, and that he wants good things for us and our children.

Children from wealthy families often don't adjust well to having it all, especially when money is everything and their father isn't loving and a good father. Now, Joel Osteen might be a valid way to disprove this, but many who worship money and not God, usually end up more like living like Paris Hilton, and not being famous.

I wasn't raised knowing God, and it drew me to Him. I saw my Godless rich family as lost, looking for love, and I found it. And I've never looked back. I wasn't comforted when I cried and to top it off I was told I was too emotional. I was a "surprise" they kept, and I guess I wished I was never born growing up. My brothers beat me up as brothers do, and then I felt bad about fighting back. My parents tried their best, but I was miserable. All the toys and cake didn't help. I just had to leave eventually. Despite my fear. And nothings perfect, but I am a successful child care specialist now. And I never looked back.