There is no point trying to build a Christian home if you are not looking at the blueprints of the designer. See God’s perfectly designed original instructions. Too many foundations are built on rubbish rather than a rock. See Matthew 7:24. God hates divorce.

1 – What does a Christian parent do?

See Proverbs 22:6.

• “Train up” – developing a thirst.
• “A child” – not just an infant. See 1 Samuel 4:21.
• “In” – in co-operation with.
• “The way”. See Proverbs 30:18-19.
• “He should go”.
• “When he is old” – Hair on chin.
• “He will not depart from it”.

2 – Then comes the season of the empty nest

The children go off to get married or leave home.

3 – Why release comes hard

• Parents build themselves into their children rather than developing their children according to how God designed them.
• Children were never designed to be the weld that holds the home together. See Ephesians 5:22-23.
• Trauma because of an abnormal, unhealthy need for the child. See 2 Corinthians 12:15.

4 – Getting ready for release

• Training taking parents legacy. See Ecclesiastes 2:18-20.
• Communication after children leave. See Proverbs 23:22-23.
• A ministry of continual prayer. See Job 1:1-5.

THOUGHT: The single most important ingredient in both raising and releasing children is God given sensitivity.

Categories: Proverbs