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This morning, I read about the Circle of Blessing from the Book "Shepherding a Child's Heart' and this statement caught my attention:-

"You must be obeyed for their (your children) sakes!"

In the past, I always think that a child's obedience is just simply an issue between the parent and the child. This thinking is very wrong because it can cause us to overlook an offense without making an effort to restore our child back to God. In fact, obedience is an issue between the child and God in which the parent is God’s agent in drawing the child back within the circle of blessing.

In Ephesians 6:1-3 God has drawn a circle of great blessing. Children are to live within the circle of submission to parental authority. Submission to parents means HONORING and OBEYING. Within that circle things will go well and they will enjoy long lives.

When our children disobey, they move outside the circle of blessing which is a place of danger, it will not go well with him and he will not enjoy a long life. The parent has to see this danger and make an effort to train them to obey. This will quickly restore the child to the proper relationship with God and the parent.

Thus children are the direct beneficiaries of honoring and obeying their parent.

Adapted from the book written by Tedd Tripp
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