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Service To A Worldwide Community From Clay
Road Baptist Church Mark Redd - Pastor Kids
This
week is the final week of school here at the Redd House.
Next year, my oldest son, Joseph, will enter First Grade and Nathan, my
youngest - - well, he still gets to live the leisure life!
Most people who receive the Matter of Fax are parents.
Your children may be young, grown or at some stage in between, but there
is something that they (we) all need. Ken
Coleman, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Godely, Texas, says each child needs
a "kiss and a hug." By
the way, I’ll be 40 soon and I still like getting these from my parents!
You are never too old to give or get "kisses and hugs". Kiss & A Hug K - Kindness -
Kids need kindness. That
sounds simplistic, but how many times do we forget to be kind to our children?
With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, kindness is sometimes
left in the dust. I - Intimacy -
Intimacy means fully known and still loved.
How well do you know your child? Do
you know his strengths, weaknesses, habits, friends, and favorite music? Intimacy knows all of these things, and loves them anyway. S - Stability -
Providing stability means there are absolutes in his life, parameters for
his protection and the protection of others.
Are you consistent in enforcing the rules?
One of the basic laws of physics is that for every action there is an
equal and opposite reaction. Does
your child know this about his behavior? S - Special -
Show him how special and unique he is because of who he is - - not
because of what he did. Every person is a unique creation of God.
Of course, some are more unique than others!
However, God fearfully and wonderfully makes each of us.
Does you child know you think he is special?
And
then a ... H - Helpfulness
- Being a kid is much more
difficult than it used to be. Kids
are faced with things as children that you and I were not faced with until much
later in life. Do you help your
children with life? U - Understanding -
No one has a perfect child. All
kids mess up, fail, and blow it at one time or another.
How understanding are you of your children when they do not live up to
your expectations? Are your
expectations at a level even you cannot live up to?
How understanding are you of your children? G - Guidance
- Are
you providing guidance for your children? If
you are not, who is? "Children are
a blessing and a gift from the Lord."
Psalm 127:3 "I will praise
you because of the wonderful way You created me.
Everything You do
is marvelous!" Psalm 139:14 Go!
Kiss and Hug your kids today! Clay
Road Baptist Church
9151
Clay Road @ Pinemont NW Houston 77080 (713) 462-3401
Fax (713) 462-3480
Home Page: http://www.gocrbc.org |
