The undeniable fragrance of legacy (Alcina Chipeio)

In Proverbs 22:6, The word states, "train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it"

According to Google, training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training also refers to the development of physical fitness related to a specific competence, such as sport, martial arts, military applications and some other occupations.

My dad always said that if we have degrees, our children should go further. He believed that our children are our 2.0 version and should never be inferior to us in everything.

For me, that means that as parents we determine the level our children should reach. We set the tone.

To be able to train someone, we should also be skilled. So, we should continue to improve, increase and perfect our ability. Our children are watching and we have a responsibility to be a role model.

That implies that as parents we have a great responsibility to train our own children. We have the accountability to ensure our children are well trained spiritually, emotionally, physically, intellectually and socially.

We allow our society to raise our children. Television personalities have become "trainers" and "influencers" of our children. Social media today is the biggest teacher who determines the future of our children.

Parents spend more time at work and chasing money and expect children to turn out any different. I'm not sure what the expectation is, but we see the impact this has on our youth. More and more children are departing from the ways we were raised and then instead of addressing and fixing it, we put up tshirts and we march in the streets making demands to authorities.

According to the Collins dictionary, a person's first responsibility is for the needs of their own family and friends. If you say charity begins at home, you mean that people should deal with the needs of people close to them before they think about helping others.

My question is, "who is raising your children?, who is your child's spiritual mentor? Is it horoscopes, mediums, yoga, pagan religions or some other new age icon that is channeled via TV channels or Internet mediums?

We are accountable for our children. Take time to take stock, regroup, restart, because itn is never to late to plant that seed in your child. Its never too late to lay foundations for greatness in your belobed offspring. But you have to have the courage to take the first step and just start....

Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit (Proverbs 25:28).

Parents should not wait until their child’s behavior becomes unacceptable before they commence training—which would then actually be discipline. Training is not discipline. Discipline is the “damage control” part of training, but is insufficient in itself to effect proper behavior. Training is the conditioning of the child’s mind before the crisis arises. It is preparation for future, instant, unquestioning obedience. An athlete trains before he competes. Animals, including wild ones, are conditioned to respond to the trainer’s voice command. (Michael Pearl)

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him (James 1:5)

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise (Deutoronomy 6:7)