Jun. 3, 2006 - Proper Discipline

Proverbs 29:17 “Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; He will also delight your soul.”

Hebrews 12:11 “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”

#3: GODLY DISCIPLINE

Our children need to know what they ought to do.  At these ages, we basically enforce that they need to obey God by:

*Cheerfully obeying mommy and daddy

*Having a happy heart (not whining and complaining)

*Not stealing (toys from sister)

*Speaking kindly

*Telling the truth (more for Isabelle at this point)

Of course there are lots of different situations, but they usually fall into these categories (most things just fall under obeying mom and dad).  We always see a distinct difference in the peace of our home and the countenance of our children when we are not consistent in upholding these standards. Hebrews 12 is a good reflection for us of whether our discipline is as God would have it to be.  When we discipline properly, we see the peaceful fruit of righteousness in our children, and we find we delight in eachother’s presence.  When I slip, and discipline in annoyance, the result is never peaceful!  We also get a good review of our discipline in watching how our children “discipline their dollies” – if they speak sweetly to them or harshly, for example.

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