Parenthood

As I continue to study about parenthood and motherhood especially,I realise before one can be a parent,they need to be children of God and obey him.Parenthood is a great responsibility and only those that seek to do God's will and are dependent on him are qualified to be parents.Parenthood is not mainly a matter of age,but understanding that the children brought in this world need to be led to God and to love His will.But how can one train a child to follow God's will when they don't.I'm tempted to say:there are few true parents out there!May God help us as young people to realise that parenthood comes with great responsibility and the salvation of the children rest upon the parents.

"Parents should study the laws of nature. They should become acquainted with the organism of the human body. They need to understand the functions of the various organs, and their relation and dependence. They should study the relation of the mental to the physical powers, and the conditions required for the healthy action of each. To assume the responsibilities of parenthood without such preparation is a sin."The Ministry of Healing, 380. /Child Guidance pg64.

But all is not lost:"Parents may well inquire, “Who is sufficient for these things?” God alone is their sufficiency, and if they leave Him out of the question, seeking not His aid and counsel, hopeless indeed is their task. But by prayer, by study of the Bible, and by earnest zeal on their part, they may succeed nobly in this important duty, and be repaid a hundredfold for all their time and care.... The source of wisdom is open, from which they may draw all necessary knowledge in this direction."p64