Jun 18, 2023
Proverbs 1:8 (NLT) - My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
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Proverbs 1:8 (NLT) - My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
Proverbs 1:8 (EXB) - My child, listen to your father’s teaching; and do not forget your mother’s advice.
Raising a Godly Kid
Raising a Godly Kid
By Adrian Rogers PRAY OVER THIS: “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother.” Proverbs 1:8 PONDER THIS: As parents, our chief desire for our children should be that they love God and honor Him with their lives. The Book of Proverbs is full of wisdom for those who want to raise kids that count in the cause of Christ. We must first give them an example.…
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068 A Home Run for Dad
Mark was up at bat with the bases loaded. He was in the final game of the college World Series of baseball. It was the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, the bases loaded and his team down by two runs. He knew he had to focus to connect on a pitch, but all he could think about was his father.
All of Mark’s life, Mark tried to impress his father playing baseball. He knew his father really loved baseball, so Mark did his very best.
However, it never seemed good enough for his father. When Mark practiced with his father, Mark could never seem to do well enough in his father’s eyes. His father would always yell at Mark to focus harder and never give him any compliments on the things he did right.
When Mark played baseball in college, Mark always got a ticket for his father to sit behind the dugout, but his father never came to a single game. After playing several games, Mark would start recognizing the same fans that would show up. There was even some guy high up in the stands who wore the ugliest and gaudiest neon green baseball cap ever.
Yet, when Mark looked behind him, the spot he saved for his father was always empty. Mark felt so resentful and angry at his father for such a long time. Why doesn't his father ever show up to support him?
When the pitcher threw the ball, Mark instinctively intensified his focus and swung the bat with all his might. Mark’s bat connected with the speeding ball and Mark crushed a home run. As Mark ran the bases, he saw that the guy in the neon green hat pulled out a glove and caught the ball in the stands. The game was over and Mark’s team ran out onto the field to Mark in celebration.
After the game, Mark’s coach congratulated Mark, but asked Mark why he seemed so down, even though he won the game for the team. Mark responded that he wished that his father saw him hit that home run. Actually, he wished that his father would have attended just one of his games.
Mark’s coach gave Mark a puzzled look and asked Mark what was he talking about. Mark’s coach told Mark that he had seen his father attend every single game they played. Didn't Mark ever notice his father in the stands wearing that neon green hat?
Mark was shocked by his coach’s words and he immediately ran home. Was this possible? Mark thought to himself. After all this time, Mark had all these pent-up feelings of anger and resentment for nothing?
When Mark burst into his home, he saw a neon green baseball cap and a baseball lying on the table. Mark cried out for his father and when his father came into the room, Mark hugged his father tightly. Mark was sobbing so hard, that his apology to his father was incoherent.
However, his father hushed him and looked at him with a loving gaze and simply told him, “You did well today, son.”
There are times we feel that we are separated from God and that it seems that He is not there for us when we need Him most. However, God is always there for you, even though you may not notice. God is there with you during the good times and He is there for you in the bad times, carrying you through.
Recommended reading: Proverbs 1:8, 3:12, 13:1
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 1:8
“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.”
Proverbs 1:8
"Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching."
~ Proverbs 1:8