Every family on this earth have something that differentiates them from one another, in the case of the father's training and mother's love. Despite this whole thing, it doesn't change the fact that some families are chosen by the Lord for some assignments. Given the title, I wrote this in continuation of “The inference of parenthood (1)” I made mention of things that are expected of every family.
In the first part, I talked about how to make a peaceful family. A peaceful family expands to a lively, big community. I will talk about another thing today. The spiritual growth of a family is another great concern of every family. I am not a religious leader of any association or any religion, but as far as a family grip. I am a bit informed, and so I believe that I can inform you too. Yes, I mean you.
I will introduce some verses of the scripture to start with. In the 'Gospel of John'. In the book of John in chapter one, the bible talked about a family. Family of John the Baptist,
John 1:6.” There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. [MAL. 3:1.]” [1]. John 1:7.” This man came to witness, that he might testify of the Light, that all men might believe in it through him”
This is the aim of giving birth to John the Baptist. The assignment he was sent to do in the world. His father was a priest, his grandparents are spiritual men. This means that in the lineage of John the Baptist, they are well recognized in the spiritual realm.
This is one of the reasons why parents are critical to every child and the love and attention of each of the parents are needed to guide their children aright. The way we keep our relationship with our creator also matters a lot.
The father must lay an excellent foundation for the children so that when the children grow up, they will be able to build a spiritual relationship with the creator. A newborn baby is like a plain sheet of paper where you can write anything that you like. The more you write, the more the message you communicate to the world through them. The parents are supposed to protect the child as one of their duties to the children.
The parents must know the purpose which the child has been sent to achieve in the world, and this can only be possible if the parents themselves are in a relationship with God. For them, to have a clearer revelation about the child, the relationship should be forceful and must be always renewed. A father must be full of the knowledge of the Word of God.
The first thing is
understanding the purpose and the revelation concerning the child:
There are some people in the world today than when you tell them something, they don't understand easily and because of that, they will do the wrong thing. A situation like this is not good for parents whose child or children are to fulfil a spiritual purpose, otherwise, the purpose which the child is to fulfil will not materialize. They will mislead and terminate the vision of the child.
Imagine a case of lack of understanding:
A spiritual man was sent to leave his country and move to another country entirely, the revelation was not clear to him as he happened to be a rich man, his mission which should be his purpose for leaving is to heal the sick.
He left for the destination and after getting there, he went to a city where he found out that many people are under the bondage of sickness, he decided on his own to build a hospital. Out of his riches, he was able to build a hospital, After which he went back to his country. He heard the same command to go back to that country back and be a minister there.
Having a supportive environment.
A shinning purpose will look rough in a dark environment. When training a child to have a spiritual relationship with God. It is better done in an environment where the child could practise what he or she is being taught. That's called on good soil. Otherwise, all the learning might be in vain.
Imagine a case of a supportive environment:
When training up a child to become a prayerful person and after teaching the child, the next thing he or she does is to go and play with several others who are not trained the same way. They will choke the training out of the child.
To be continued, you can still read “the inference of parenthood (1)”
There are still more to say but could not say it all at the moment, till the next article is published.
References.
(1) and (2) Amplified bible
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This is the point of bringing forth John the Baptist. The task he was shipped off do on the planet. His dad was a minister, his grandparents are otherworldly men. This implies that in the ancestry of John the Baptist, they are all around perceived in the profound domain.