1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. KJV
WHAT GOD ENTRUSTED TO US- CHILDREN.
Sometime ago, I saw the video of a young mother who vibed to a music in the presence of her son. What I can't tell is if it was in a club or party. Her dressing and appearance wasn't modest. Her son of less than 5 years began to drink alcohol in her presence and she didn't do anything about it. She kept dancing. This was on camera.
There are several cases of negligent parents who refused to inculcate the right values into their children. They themselves are bad models and they're raising another crook under their roof. Unfortunately, we have many adults that still need proper parenting. I've seen mothers who need good mothers and father who need good fathers.
Stewardship is not complete If we neglect the stewardship of our children. We shall give account to God because those children aren't ours, they are for the Lord: "Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him." Psalm 127:3 NLT
You are not the owner of that child. The primary purpose in the heart of God for giving you that child or children is to raise, train and nurture them unto godliness: "Didn’t the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. AND WHAT DOES HE WANT? GODLY CHILDREN FROM YOUR UNION. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth"(Malachi 2:15). Godly children- that's what God wants from our marriages.
We need to pay attention to the kind of children we are raising under our roofs. The mass media, music and entertainment industry is influencing them greatly and we must watch it.
Don't surrender to mass media, environment, music and pop culture to raise your children. You must be intentional about raising your children in the way of the Lord.
Godly seeds are raised through godly instructions. Abraham modeled this in the bible. Speaking about him, God said, "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him"(Genesis 18:19 KJV). Find time to teach them bible.
Teaching them is not enough, you should also model what you teach. In my opinion, children learn more by observation than through words. They pattern their lives after the adult they see often. That's why they must be around the right set of people.
Their opinion about life and its facet is not taught in school, they learn it at home by watching their parents. If you're a daddy that beats mummy, they may beat their wives in future. The tendency is high. If you're a nagging mummy, your daughters have very high tendency to do same when they're married. Most times, what people do as adults are things they saw others( especially their parents) do in their formative years. The wrong habit or character only manifested at an opportune time in adulthood.
What are you modeling for the heritage of the Lord in your care? If we want to raise wholesome children, we must live wholesome lives. Like begets like.
Father, I will not in my stewardship towards the children you've given to me in Jesus name.