PARENTING August 16, 2004 Issue

Parents, take heart

By Sarah Nelson

PARENTS WHO STUDY THE BIBLE are likely to be familiar with the proverb, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Prov. 22:6).

But what if, after doing our best to guide our children in a safe spiritual path, they get "old" and seem to "depart from it"? Are they still safe? Or have we failed as parents?

When my three children were little, I really wanted to train them to know how much God loved them. To feel assured He would always be with them—guiding them wisely, no matter what.

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