1. Every parent (except for some that I've met who are jealous of their own children) prays that their child will SUCCEED so greatly in life & EXCEL beyond what they could have ever imagined.
2. Don't allow social media, television, peer pressure or cultural perversion confuse your children. TEACH them. TRAIN them.
3. Don't let ANYONE tell you not to discipline your children. They're not the ones who will have to mourn their loss or stress their charges.
4. DEFEND your child's honor when they are honorable. However, if they are out of order & you defend their disrespect & dishonor...believe me, you'll be paying an attorney to defend them before a judge.
5. It's not what you leave TO your children, it's what you leave IN your children. Start thinking generationally, prepare the way for them.
6. You TEACH your children how to TREAT you by how you treat your parents. If you bad mouth your parents to your kids...your kids will bad mouth you. #GuardYourMouth
7. Be CHRIST led not CHILD led. Don't let your kids' sports schedule RUN YOUR HOUSE! Put God first & teach them that when He comes first (time, talent & treasure) all these other things will be added!
8. Parenting methods create a "power distance" between you & your children so they can learn to RESPECT respectable adults. You are not your child's BFF...you're their parent. (Friendship will come later as a byproduct of maturity & respect)
9. PASTORS, walk through your Children's Ministry & see who's teaching your kids. Ask them when was the last time they sat in the sanctuary!?!?! Know them who labor among you!!! People who hide out in Children's Ministry because they're offended at the pastor are so OUT OF ORDER they need to be ORDERED OUT of the place where they are infecting children with their rebellious influence.
10. Parents, TALK to your children. PRAY with them. ENCOURAGE them. TEACH them about God's promise of protection. HELP them cope. STAY awake!
