6 Proverbs to Light Your Path

Proverbs 22:6

Proverbs 22:6 says, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” At first glance this sounds like a wonderful promise to parents – exactly what every God-fearing parent would love to have as a promise from the Creator of marriage and family. Naturally, Christian parents possess an unquenchable hope that their children will remain with the faith in which they are reared. Or, if their child departs for a while, the parents cling to the belief that the child will return. But it isn’t a guarantee from God to parents that their children will stay in church. While this verse doesn’t guarantee to parents that children reared faithfully will keep the faith as adults, we know that there are numerous benefits to teaching your child the way and obeying His way of life.