Are You A Good, Godly Parent?
By: Wanda L. Ball
Parent’s Day is a national observance, celebrated on the fourth Sunday in July, to increase
awareness of parental responsibilities. This day celebrates the efforts of parents and encourages
all Americans to show appreciation for their own parents. On October 14, 1994, President Bill
Clinton signed the “National Parent’s Day” bill into law. But what is the importance of Parent’s
Day? The quote from legislation says, “All private citizens, organizations, and governmental and
legislative bodies at the local, state and federal level are encouraged to recognize Parent’s Day
through proclamations, activities and educational efforts in furtherance of recognizing, uplifting and
supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children.”
The role of a parent is to guide, teach, care for and interact with their child. In today’s society,
some parents want to be “friends” with their children first and “parents” last. This cannot be,
because children need a role model, which the parent should be, and obtain friendship from their
peers. Don’t get me wrong, a parent can be “friendly” and “friend-like”, but girl or boyfriend, No!
God tells us how we should raise our children, so that they will grow up as godly individuals. Along
with loving God and being a godly example by committing ourselves to His commands, the bible
says we need to “Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at
home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting
up again. Tie them to your hands as a reminder, and wear them on your forehead. Write them on
the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:7-9) This scripture teaches us
that by following Gods commands, we should teach our kids that worshipping God should be done
at all times and not just on Sunday.
We need to ask ourselves if we are good godly parents? Our children learn more from watching us
than direct teaching. So we must be careful of what we say and do. Proverbs 19:18 says
“Discipline your children while there is hope. If you don’t, you will ruin their lives.” Children who
grow up undisciplined feel unwanted and unworthy. They will also lack direction and rebel as they
get older. And will also have no respect for authority or God. Discipline should be a balance of
love, because God realizes that discipline is painful. I also believe it’s important to involve your
children in the church and ministry when they are young. By introducing a bible-based church to
your children will teach them how to study the word. You can discuss what’s going on in their lives
and relate them to the stories of the bible, which will answer difficult questions that only the bible
will be able to answer. Proverbs 22:6 says “Teach your children to choose the right path, and
when they are older, they will remain upon it.” Even though we as parents are human and make
mistakes, if we keep God’s love and word in our hearts, He will give us the reassurance that we
are good “godly” parents to our children.
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