“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight light unto thy soul” (Proverbs 29:17).

Jim and Shirley were absolutely distraught as they approached the pastor’s office. “I’m not sure I want to go through with this. How are we going to explain to our pastor that we cannot control our seven-year-old son? I am so embarrassed and feel like such a failure.” Jim said to his wife. “Honey, I know this is going to be hard, but we need help!” she said to her husband. As this dear couple invested several counseling appointments with their pastor, they readily admitted that they simply were not disciplining their son. Imagine that! Their seven-year-old son seemed to be in charge of the house. He never had been disciplined. The wise and gentle pastor graciously confronted Jim and Shirley with the truth that they needed to “correct” their seven-year-old son. They needed to be the parent and take charge of their home and son. Robert was going to be in for a life-changing period of time. Though it was not going to be easy and certainly it was not going to be pleasant, Jim and Shirley learned the wonderful truth that because they loved their son and because they loved the Lord, they were going to need to begin consistent discipline.

For today: We need to pray for young parents today. Oh how they need to learn to consistently discipline their children.