{"id":8515,"date":"2023-09-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=8515"},"modified":"2023-08-05T05:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:54:15","slug":"8515","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/8515\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brown-and-White-Traditional-SuccessEmpowering-Quote-Poster-Instagram-Post-Square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8516\" width=\"328\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brown-and-White-Traditional-SuccessEmpowering-Quote-Poster-Instagram-Post-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brown-and-White-Traditional-SuccessEmpowering-Quote-Poster-Instagram-Post-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brown-and-White-Traditional-SuccessEmpowering-Quote-Poster-Instagram-Post-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brown-and-White-Traditional-SuccessEmpowering-Quote-Poster-Instagram-Post-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brown-and-White-Traditional-SuccessEmpowering-Quote-Poster-Instagram-Post-Square-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Brown-and-White-Traditional-SuccessEmpowering-Quote-Poster-Instagram-Post-Square.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ecclesiastes+1%3A1-3%3A22&amp;version=NIV\"><strong>Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A1-13&amp;version=NIV\"><strong>2 Corinthians 6:1-13<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+46%3A1-11&amp;version=NIV\"><strong>Psalm 46:1-11<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+22%3A15&amp;version=NIV\"><strong>Proverbs 22:15<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.&#8221; Prov. 22:15<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parental discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kids need discipline; born sinners; we all do. God never stops guiding and maturing us through situations that cause us to learn and grow; as our heavenly parent, He disciplines us. Earthly parents do the same for their kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One day, giving a tennis lesson to a mother and son, the child threw a fit, almost hitting me in the face with a ball hit in anger. Mom&#8217;s response shocked me, &#8220;What can I do to make you happy?&#8221; Seriously, your kid almost injured me because of his inability to take instruction and control his emotions, and instead of disciplining him, you want to make him happy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If parents don&#8217;t teach right and wrong to their children, they won&#8217;t learn it. My mother would have pulled me off the court and, yes, smacked my butt and sat me on the bench until I learned the lesson. Mom taught me right and wrong, and she disciplined me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today&#8217;s world, disciplining children invites controversy. Not a parent, I pray for moms and dads who deal with this issue daily, asking God to guide and direct them, knowing they don&#8217;t have an easy task. May the Lord help you all.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lord, I pray for parents worldwide doing their best to raise their children. Guide and direct them, help them navigate the controversial topic in today&#8217;s world, and develop strong followers of Jesus as they do. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Psalm 46:1-11, Proverbs 22:15 Daily Verse: &#8220;Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.&#8221; Prov. 22:15 Parental discipline. Kids need discipline; born sinners; we all do. God never stops guiding and maturing us&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/8515\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Parental Discipline<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8515"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8521,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8515\/revisions\/8521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}