You may have had one of those fathers who, when he corrected/disciplined you, would say, "Now, this hurts me way more than it does you." I don't think my Pops ever even thought that. He may have said something to the effect of, "If this hurts my right shoulder, I will have to swap hands." Just kidding, of course. My Pops was a kind and gentle father. However, he didn't mind administering necessary discipline.
Pops and Momma were strong proponents of "Spare the rod, spoil the child", and they were not going to have any spoiled children. Now, don't get me wrong, I NEVER got a spanking I didn't deserve, and I didn't get more than a few that I did deserve. What Pops and Momma were trying to show my siblings and me was how to behave when they weren't around.
Today's word is from Proverbs 22:6, KJV, which reads, "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it."
When I was being disciplined, which happened quite often if you must know, my parents were trying their best to train me up, they were trying to show me the way to go. Now, the lessons they were teaching me then didn't always translate into me taking the right paths through life. However, as I got a little older, and a little less rebellious, I began to realize that those were the paths to follow - the paths that would lead me to the gates of Heaven.
I have shared before that the difference between reputation and character is that reputation is what others think of you - character is who you truly are. We need to pray for guidance and train up our children in GOD'S ways, develop their character, and when they are older, they will remember those lessons, those ways.
I sure do miss my Pops. But, his lessons live on.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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