(1 John 5:4)
Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old he will not depart from it." Imagine that a Christian parent or a minister of the Gospel, your son or daughter is not living according to the training which you gave him or her in the Word of God. There may be someone who would be quick to judge and say, "the parents of Mr. A or B are Christians yet he behaves like a sinner." If this happened to you as a parent don't be moved by what others are saying.
Challenges come to every body; so by the time you start encountering your own challenges, it will be good if you do not vacillate and stay put on what God is saying, and put your faith to work. Soon enough that child will take the position at which God has destined him or her to be. Even the time others might have thought he lost will be regained in plenty folds, because God said, "And I will restore to you the years that the Locust hath eaten, the Canker worm, and the Caterpillar and the Palmer worm..." (Joel 2:25). So in such case try as much not to allow negative sentiments of others dissipate your faith.
God gave us His Word so that no matter what we see or hear, we will not be distracted; rather we stay focused. After all as students, we were not Doctors, Lawyers and Architects whilst in the university. We were in school being trained for what we were going to be.
In like manner, we are all still being trained by the Spirit of God through the Word to be all He has destined us to be. If you already have children, keep training them in the Word. Even when it looks like they are not imbibing the culture of the Word, keep at it. Just give some time and the result of the training will soon become manifest.
Never give up your faith because of the negative opinion of others; learn to live by the Word of God no matter what you encounter in life, with time your faith will triumph. Glory to God!
For Further Study:
2 Corinthians 2:14
Mark 9:23
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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