Training Sons To Be Men

Posted By Jacque Dixon on April 16, 2010

Proverbs 6
12 A scoundrel, a vicious man, lives by crooked speech, 13 winking his eyes, shuffling his feet, pointing with his fingers. 14 With deceit in his heart, he is always plotting evil and sowing discord. 15 Therefore disaster suddenly overcomes him; unexpectedly, he is broken beyond repair. 16 There are six things ADONAI hates, seven which he detests: 17 a haughty look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet swift in running to do evil, 19 a false witness who lies with every breath, and him who sows strife among brothers.
20 My son, obey your father’s command, and don’t abandon your mother’s teaching. 21 Bind them always on your heart, tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you. 23 For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.

Teach these things to your sons, Momma, and do not fear the words of the Scriptures. They are life-giving and will get into his soul before he needs them, and he will be equipped to think about what choices he will make in any given situation. Do not wait to equip him until it is too late and he has to search it out or make a mistake and back-pedal.

The Scripture continues:

24 They keep you from an evil woman, from a loose woman’s seductive tongue. 25 Don’t let your heart lust after her beauty or allow her glance to captivate you. 26 The price… (Read More)

Teach him these words from very young, and as he grows, the set apart spirit will show him the meanings it has for his life!

Shalom and blessings to you~

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Category: For Moms, Growing Boys to Men | Tags: Holiness, honour, purity, Scripture, set apart, training children, Walking in His Way, Washed in the Word

Posted By Jacque Dixon on March 26, 2010

Little Caleb, four, upon being told he needed to do something, said to Momma, “But I want to make my own decisions.”

“I know,” said Momma. “And you can make your own decisions. You get to decide what flavour of ice cream you want and which shirt you are putting on today, don’t you?”

“Well, yes,” said Caleb. “But I want to decide what I want to do or don’t want to do too.”

“I know you do,” said Momma. “We all want to make our own decisions. It makes us feel like we are in charge, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah, and I want to make my own decisions and be in charge,” Caleb pouted.

Momma smiled. “I know you do, son. You want to be a big strong boy in charge, don’t you?”

“Yep.”

“Well,” said Momma, “Daddy and I will let you be in charge of things you are capable of being in charge of, like your favourite colours and when you need to go potty or which toys you want to play with, but in other things that we are more learned in and know what is best for you, we will be in charge of those things for now, ok?”

“Ok,” Caleb said, still dismayed at the thought of not being able to make all the decisions.

Momma said to her son, “Caleb, I promise that when you are capable of being responsible for the other decisions too, we will let you make those decisions then. You don’t want to decide what’s for dinner or what bills to pay or when to go to the store and those decisions, do you?”

“Well, um, nooooo.”

“And you trust Daddy and Momma to take care of you and teach you, don’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Well, then, you will have to just let us take care of you and teach you what you need to know when, and it is your responsibility to do what Momma and Daddy tell you. That is your responsibility, son. It is our responsibility to teach you these things, and it is your responsibility to learn them and to do them. If you will do that, you will become a man who is able to make good decisions, and we won’t have to continue to make them for you. Then you will rely on Yah to tell you what he has for you, and you will make the right decisions to follow him in all his ways, and your life will be the best it can be.”

Caleb smiled. He had no more questions, and no more replies to Momma. Certainly he had a lot more to learn, but for now, he understood that one day he would get to make more decisions and for now, he would be happy making the ones that he could make for himself.

Proverbs 1
7 The fear of יהוה is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 8 My son, heed the discipline of your father, and do not abandon the teaching of your mother; 9 they will be a garland to grace your head, a medal of honor for your neck.

Shalom and blessings to you~

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Category: A Son's Responsibility, Growing Boys to Men | Tags: attitudes, Caleb's Lessons, decisions, four-year-olds, honour, laziness, maturity, Momma's Heart, Scripture, standards, training children, wisdom

Posted By Jacque Dixon on February 3, 2010

Genesis 48
8 Then Isra’el noticed Yosef’s sons and asked, “Whose are these?” 9 Yosef answered his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” Ya’akov replied, “I want you to bring them here to me, so that I can bless them.” 10 Now Isra’el’s eyes were dim with age, so that he could not see. Yosef brought his sons near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 Isra’el said to Yosef, “I never expected to see even you again, but God has allowed me to see your children too!” 12 Yosef brought them out from between his legs and prostrated himself on the ground. 13 Then Yosef took them both, Efrayim in his right hand toward Isra’el’s left hand and M’nasheh in his left hand toward Isra’el’s right hand, and brought them near to him. 14 But Isra’el put out his right hand and laid it on the head of the younger one, Efrayim, and put his left hand on the head of M’nasheh – he intentionally crossed his hands, even though M’nasheh was the firstborn. 15 Then he blessed Yosef: “The God in whose presence my fathers Avraham and Yitz’chak lived, the God who has been my own shepherd all my life long to this day, 16 the angel who has rescued me from all harm, bless these boys.

May they remember who I am and what I stand for, and likewise my fathers Avraham and Yitz’chak, who they were and what they stood for. And may they grow into teeming multitudes on the earth.”

blessings~

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Category: Growing Boys to Men, Thy Word is Life | Tags: blessings, Genesis, Israel, Joseph, prayers, Scripture, sons