6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.
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Discipline and teach your son while there is hope, And do not [indulge your anger or resentment by imposing inappropriate punishment nor] desire his destruction. Proverbs 19:18 Amplified Bible
As believers, we are directed to discipline and teach our children.
Discipline means “training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character”(1). To teach means “to accustom to some action or attitude <teach students to think for themselves>” or to teach means “to instruct by precept (or canon),
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15 “Listen closely, I have set before you today life and prosperity (g00d), and death and adversity (evil); 16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments (precepts), so that you will live and multiply, and that the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are entering to possess.
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The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army]; he has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet and makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility]. Habakkuk 3:19 Amplified Bible.
A footnote of this scripture states “The troubled times of life may actually be the “high places” of spiritual growth for the believer who remains stable when tested by God.”(1)
So how do we remain stable when tested by God?
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5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. 7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. Psalm 62:5-8
It takes an inner strength to wait on God’s promises,
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