In Africa especially, many children are believed to be brought forth by some gods(deities). For example,you hear names like:”Ogunbiyi” meaning “the god of iron birthed this one”, “Sangobiyi” meaning “the god of thunder birthed this one”. Does it mean that the god of thunder was delivered of a baby by a midwife?
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When the promises of God are in sharp contrast to your present circumstances, what you focus on is very important.I want to share with you the things you are not to focus on and the important things you should consider…
Do you have difficulty falling asleep?
Do you wake up often during the night and have trouble going back to sleep?
Have you noticed you have difficulty staying asleep?
Do you feel extremely tired after waking up in the morning?
Make me Your vessel
Make me an offering
Make me whatever You want me to be
I came here with nothing
But all You have given me
Jesus, bring new wine out of me
Wake up in the night,lay your hands on your children,bless them and speak the words of God into their lives.Before they go out in the morning,send them forth with prayers.Prayers work far better than those horse whips and canes.
So sad that Adonijah didn’t receive ordinary scolding from his father.While King David didn’t displease Adonijah when he was a child,he in turn displeased King David in his old age.He went for the king’s jugular!
It is not healthy parenting when you get to your house after work and your children hear the sound of your car,they all start urinating in their pants.Or they start hiding under the chair because No-nonsense Daddy is around.It is not good when your children cannot be themselves around you.However,this doesn’t mean you should not be firm when the needs arise.
“Children just naturally do silly, careless things, but a good spanking will teach them how to behave”-Prov 22:15
I know God almighty promises us that He will not withhold any good things from us.He is such a wonderful God.In fact He can do things beyond our wildest imagination.No earthly father could do 0.1% of what God could do for His children.However, there are two ways God can deny us of what we ask:
Don’t run away from a church because you are chastised,or run to a church where you won’t receive any corrections if you misbehave.Church setting provides structure to teach,guide and discipline.However,any suspension in the church that does not make the suspended a better person but bitter/hardened sinner is an exercise in futility.