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If you aim at nothing, you will hit it. That is a fact. Parents have been\u00a0given the highly rewarding, yet highly critical responsibility of rearing godly\u00a0children. Children are a \u201cgift of the Lord.\u201d As with any gift God has blessed\u00a0us with, He expects us to be good stewards of what He has placed in our\u00a0hands. Parenting involves stewardship. More precisely, it involves rearing\u00a0God\u2019s children according to His Word. By doing this, we give these precious\u00a0ones back to Him.
\nIn 1 Samuel 1 we meet Hannah. We learn that the Lord had closed her\u00a0womb and this caused her to be greatly distressed. She deeply longed for\u00a0a child to hold, to nurture, to provide for, to teach, and to rear. To make matters\u00a0worse, her rival Peninnah, the other wife of Elkanah, would bitterly\u00a0irritate Hannah, mocking and ridiculing her because she was barren. Year\u00a0after year as Hannah would go up to the house of the Lord, Peninnah would\u00a0provoke her to tears. Hannah would get so upset and distraught that she\u00a0wouldn\u2019t even eat. One day Hannah arose and went to the temple. Still greatly\u00a0distressed and longing for a child, she knelt down and prayed.
\nThrough\u00a0her tears she petitioned God, \u201cO Lord of\u00a0hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction\u00a0of your maidservant and remember\u00a0me, and not forget your maidservant,\u00a0but will give your maidservant\u00a0a son, then I will give him to the Lord\u00a0all the days of his life \u2026\u201d (1 Samuel\u00a01:11). Hannah made a vow with the\u00a0Lord. In a way, she struck a deal\u2014\u201cGive me a child and I will give him back\u00a0to you.\u201d In verse 20 we learn that \u201c\u2026 it came about in due time, after Hannah\u00a0had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel,\u00a0saying, \u2018Because I have asked him of the Lord\u2019\u201d [The name Samuel means\u00a0\u201cheard of God\u201d]. True to her word, Hannah did just as she had promised.
\nIn verses 27 and 28 Hannah states, \u201cFor this boy I prayed, and the Lord has\u00a0given me my petition which I asked of Him. So I have also dedicated him\u00a0to the Lord; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the Lord.\u201d Hannah\u2019s vow\u00a0should be our vow\u2014to rear our children as if they belong to the Lord. If\u00a0they are like arrows in our hands, as Psalm 127:4 suggests, then we must\u00a0launch them in the proper direction and aim them at the proper target.
\nOur children\u2019s spiritual destiny is in our hands. We have a tremendous\u00a0power of influence while they are young and under our care. Yes, they will\u00a0grow into adults and will have the freedom to exercise their own volition,\u00a0but our mission is to lay the foundation when they are young so that they\u00a0will be self-governing spiritually when they leave the home. Therefore, we\u00a0need to be teaching them about God and His will for their lives. This will\u00a0obviously require great effort on our part. It will demand the utmost time\u00a0and attention. And it will most assuredly require discipline. One of the most\u00a0effective ways to kill our kids spiritually is by having no boundaries in the\u00a0home. Godly parenting involves teaching our children the importance of\u00a0accountability, and that always involves discipline.
\nDiscipline has garnered a negative connotation in our culture these days.\u00a0There are some parents who apparently avoid it at all costs. Some lack the\u00a0fortitude to carry it out effectively. Others simply disagree as to the form,\u00a0i.e. spanking versus a \u201ctime-out.\u201d It cannot be denied, however, that God\u00a0the Father is a disciplinarian. Proverbs 3:12 reads, \u201cFor whom the Lord loves\u00a0He corrects, just as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.\u201d Also,\u00a0in Hebrews 12:7 8 we read, \u201cIf you endure chastening, God deals with you\u00a0as sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you\u00a0are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are\u00a0illegitimate and not sons.\u201d The trials that come upon the Christian are meant\u00a0for our training. They allow one to grow spiritually. This chastening may\u00a0not be enjoyable at the time, but the strengthening of character that it produces\u00a0is something we can look back on with favor. Without question, divine\u00a0discipline serves an eternal purpose.
\nIf we truly love our children, then we will make every effort to correct\u00a0them, instruct them, and admonish them. Failure to do so could lead them\u00a0into spiritual ruin. Of course, it is vital that we understand the purpose of\u00a0discipline. The Greek word commonly used for discipline in the New Testament\u00a0is paideuo, which translates \u201cchasten\u201d or \u201cchastise.\u201d This word\u00a0primarily denotes the training of children. It can refer to \u201ccorrecting with\u00a0words,\u201d \u201creproving\u201d and \u201cadmonishing\u201d as in 2 Timothy 2:25. The noun form,\u00a0paideia, denotes \u201cthe training of a child, including instruction,\u201d hence, \u201cdiscipline\u201d\u00a0and \u201ccorrection\u201d or \u201cnurture\u201d (Ephesians 6:4). An understanding\u00a0of discipline and its purpose reveals that, regardless of the method, it should\u00a0always be motivated by love and for the ultimate good of the recipient.
\nThe question becomes, \u201cShould discipline include corporal punishment?\u201d\u00a0There are many \u201cexperts\u201d who with great vigor and passion say, \u201cAbsolutely\u00a0not!\u201d They equate spanking with violence and hitting. They deem it as barbaric\u00a0and uncivilized. Some even depreciate corporal punishment to the\u00a0level of child abuse. Since we are rearing God\u2019s children, our only interest\u00a0and our only aim should be to discipline in a manner that He has prescribed,\u00a0and Scripture itself prescribes corporal punishment as an effective\u00a0form of discipline: \u201cHe who spares his rod hates his son, but he who\u00a0loves him disciplines him promptly\u201d (Proverbs 13:24).
\nIn Proverbs 22:15 it\u00a0states, \u201cFoolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline\u00a0will remove it far from him.\u201d These passages may not be popular in\u00a0an anti-spanking culture; however, our primary concern should never be\u00a0the dictates of the world but rather the dictates of our Lord. If God has sanctioned\u00a0something, then it is irrelevant what culture thinks about it.\u00a0There are a couple of things worth noting when it comes to the issue\u00a0of corporal punishment.
\nFirst of all, spanking is, by no means, the only form\u00a0of discipline parents can or should administer. There are many other viable\u00a0methods that, when carried out consistently and effectively, will bring\u00a0about a desired response. The removal of privileges, for instance, may be\u00a0a worthy method depending on the offense. Not all forms of disobedience\u00a0warrant spanking, and those who utilize spanking responsibly will attest\u00a0that they rarely have to administer it.
\nSecondly, parental discipline\u00a0should not be administered in a fit of rage. Remember, discipline should\u00a0be motivated by love with the purpose of teaching. Discipline that is abusive\u00a0is detrimental to the child because it destroys the nurturing environment\u00a0that Paul speaks of in Ephesians 6:4. Child abuse, in whatever form,\u00a0is from Hell.
\nRearing God\u2019s children must include teaching them about accountability.\u00a0If we are blessed to see our children grow and mature then, at some point,\u00a0they will be held accountable for their sins. God\u2019s Word is clear that there\u00a0is an eternal weight tied to the decisions that we make throughout our lives.\u00a0Parental stewardship demands that we teach our children about the glorious\u00a0riches of eternal life with the heavenly Father, as well as the devastating\u00a0consequences of disobedience to His will. Let\u2019s make certain that\u00a0our aim is true and that we are launching these precious arrows toward\u00a0the bull\u2019s eye\u2014Heaven!
\nBy Chris McCurley<\/b>
\nThis article first appeared in<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Think\u00a0magazine. For more info, or to subscribe, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you aim at nothing, you will hit it. That is a fact. Parents have been\u00a0given the highly rewarding, yet highly critical responsibility of rearing godly\u00a0children. Children are a \u201cgift of the Lord.\u201d As with any gift God has blessed\u00a0us with, He expects us to be good stewards of what He has placed in our\u00a0hands. 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