It Starts WIth You.

We can all remember hearing that wonderful voice of our parents. Do this or don't do that. I'm sure you can remember how important their words were to you; how anxious you were to follow through with whatever they commanded. You can envision the smile on your face as they gave you the wisdom and knowledge they have gained through the years.

Not! Even as I know and remember the statements above not being even remotely true, I still expect my children to march to the beat of my drum. To hear me speak and immediately move. Hup Two Three Four.... Right.

Well it occurred to me today that my children are small walking examples of me. The actions they convey when reacting are learned behaviors. What I see them do when happy, sad, frustrated, elated, etc. are telling me the story of how I handle those same feelings. So then, how do they learn them? From me, from you, from the world. But mostly from me.

With that being said, we all have to realize that our children do more of what we do and less of what we say. I repeat, more of what we do, mostly what we do, and less likely what we say. Now that the knowledge has been gained what do we as parents do?

System: Correct wrong actions and behavior with words, then reinforce those words with our own personal actions. Example: I always tell my girls "Don't yell at your sisters!" I am frustrated by the yelling, so I yell ,to tell them not to yell. ( You may read that again if you like.) My voice and my actions must match my words and I must behave how I expect them to behave in EVERY situation.

We can do this. 2 Corinthians 3:5 says "It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God."

With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can be molded and conformed to the person and parent that God has called us to be. We can renew our own minds that we may be the proper example for our children whom we love so much. When we show them we can do it, they will know they can also do it. Study your Word, study yourself. Apply the Word, change yourself.

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