When I was a child, I spoke
like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a
man, I gave up childish ways.
The
Bible acknowledges that children think, speak and reason differently than
adults. The process whereby children grow and develop takes time. Additionally,
children grow at different rates. These factors need to be considered by
parents as they establish expectations for their children.
Parents
should not impose standards on expectations upon their children that their
children are developmentally incapable of performing. Appropriate standards and
expectations are clearly delineated in Scripture. Our emphasis should be on
character not achievement. For example, godly character is shown in doing your
best for God’s glory, not by getting straight A’s in school. Factored into the
equation should also be the reality that children are sinners and are therefore
going to sin. Hence, it should not be surprising to parents when even children
with agreeable dispositions occasionally show their sinful hearts.
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