Tuesday Tidbit

God Made Moms To Teach Their Children...How To Grow And Live.

An old Chinese Proverb says, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.". We as parents must teach our children this concept while they are young so when they are older and of age to be on their own that they will be able to fend for themselves. Since I have been in the business of renting and working with parents of youngs adults in college, I see many kids not prepared to make their mark in the world because parents have sheltered them and held their hands to long. Not allowing our children to venture out, to make their mistakes and learn from them, to try new things, or to be accountable -- stunts their growth. We must learn to trust God and what we have instilled in our kids to manifest. We so called caring parents are doing more enabling then helping. I read recently in a most powerful book, "that most parents with child(ren) extremely independent, achievement-oriented, and well disciplined by instinct will nurture these traits by not controlling his or her decisions. Instead, they spend more time helping the less resourceful child(ren) make decisions, or they actually make decisions for them. With that result, they strengthen the strong child and weaken the weak." Interesting isn't it. Let's as mothers of brown children allow our children to grown into their God ordained destinies by guiding them with our nurturing love and knowledge by teaching them to walk, so they may one day run. It's important for us as parents to be the watchmen on the walls when it comes to our seeds but it's also important to not allow our watching to cause us to enable them.

Be blessed and encouraged today, it's your choice. ~ Delphine


Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

2 Timothy 3:15 -16 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.