When a child has disobeyed, the parent needs to help that child understand repentance toward God. The parent can say, “Listen, my heart is broken because God doesn’t want us to behave that way. More importantly, you have sinned against God.” Here is where many parents fail in disciplining a child. Parents need to remember to work to help that child renew his or her relationship with God.
Now, parents must be careful at this point because they are not the Holy Spirit! They can pray for repentance in that child’s heart and help to lead that child to repentance, but the Holy Spirit does the work. And after the child is convicted and repents, parents need to show love—give the child a hug, kiss away the tears, and send them out to play.
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About the author: Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and is also a political analyst, author, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, as well as being an author and blogger. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ! His articles have been widely published on many well-known conservative websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so leaving all links intact and crediting the author and the website that the article appeared on.
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