Proverbs 23:24
"The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him." (NKJV)
The majority of Proverbs 23 pertains to the importance of child discipline and the benefits of raising a godly child. The other night at dinner I was reading from Proverbs to the family and by God's divine hand, we ended up in Proverbs 23 and, needless to say, we spent some time reading these words of wisdom and explaining them to the kids.
We talked about how much of a blessing it is as a parent to witness your child do something that makes you proud. I am not talking about scoring a touchdown or winning a spelling bee. Those are definitely things to be proud of but as parents we should be striving to teach our kids to show compassion for others and to look for ways to help people.
That is what makes me proud as a dad. Sure, if my son scores the winning touchdown, I am going to be excited and will be the first on yelling, "That's MY son!" but I would rather see my son or daughter go out of their to help someone in need and then say to the Lord quietly, "That's YOUR child."
This what we need to be teaching our kids.
Be blessed.
