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Devotional on Children's Behavior

Theology

Bachelor's degree in religious education

Luis David Jiménez silver

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The habit leads to success.

Luke 4:16
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as was his custom, he entered the synagogue on the day
of rest, and got up to read

Any act that people repeat daily in their life becomes a habit.
Taking into account what has been said, habits are properly and virtuously formed during
Youth, as a general rule, will determine the actions of its owner throughout life.
Habits are important for achieving good successes, but we must keep in mind that
We must learn to cultivate good habits in order to act properly throughout our lives.
we all have decisions at every moment, but if a good habit has been cultivated
let's make good decisions.
Childhood is a very crucial stage, at that moment we take habits for our whole
life, where we form wrong habits and good habits that prepare us to make
good or bad decisions. Parents, guardians, or teachers must have patience and
perseverance to cultivate good habits in the child's mind and correct habits
erroneous.
We have the example of Jesus, his parents cultivated the habit of going to the synagogues from
early age and at the time when Jesus was already older, he continued repeating these habits.

Parents and teachers who do not pay attention to cultivating good habits in children from
at an early age, when the child grows up, he will have complications in changing this
erroneous habit that your parents or teacher did not correct efficiently.
The wrong habit forms more easily than good habits, and these habits are stubborn.
they are given up with more difficulty, moreover a wrong habit leaves a permanent impression
in the minds of those who are related to the people who are practicing a habit
erroneous
In the family, there is an influence whose results are as lasting as eternity.
More than any natural talent, the habits formed in the early years determine whether
man will conquer or be conquered in the battle of the way.

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Educating children for Jesus

Luke 2:40: "The child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him."
accompany
We have a great responsibility which is raising our child, for this we must have
keep in mind that the lessons they receive should be of such a character that they inspire their hearts with
noble purposes; we must not forget that they are going through a crucial stage and
we must allow them to grow with that simple confidence. The great influence we exert
to the children, it prepares them for the kingdom of heaven. Great care must be taken in their
raising to promote a disposition and teaching a straight character.
Of course, we must consider that each person has different ways of
to think, to act, and to behave, where the role of parents or teachers is to guide in the
stage that your child or student is in.
Each person has different character traits, starting from this point it must be taken into account.
That should be corrected and instructed in a different way to each person frequently.
There are notable differences in temperaments and character within the same family.
within God's plans that relate people of varied temperaments. The
different ways of expressing oneself, of behaving must be stimulated in a different way,
In this way, mutual respect and tolerance will be cultivated, and harm will be avoided.
and the hope of character will be motivated, harmony can be achieved, and the combination of the
various temperaments.
Their behaviors, characteristics, and traits must be studied in order to correct them.
the wrong behavior and promote the proper principles. We know that it is a very
delicate the dealing with the human mind. For this we must study each child and their
behaviors to know how to treat them, as that restriction that must be maintained
about a person, one cannot exercise on another different person, because it would affect their
behavior, we must remember that parents have the most solemn obligations of
monitor the trends of each child. It is their duty to educate their child in correct habits and
in the proper forms of thoughts. As soon as we love Jesus and educate
our children for him.

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Who will make the decision?

Joshua 24:15: "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods...
Whom did your parents serve when they were on the other side of the river, or to the gods of the
Amorites in whose land you dwell; but I and my house will serve the Lord.
Will is the power that governs the nature of man, placing all others
faculties under its domain. In other words, the will is the power to say, having in
It tells that at every moment as human beings we make decisions, where some are
relevant and others are fundamentally important.
Considering that human beings make decisions at every moment, whether
for something small or large, with importance or something that does not cause importance. But that's how it is.
as using willpower, which is the power of decision or choice. But of course, we must
keep in mind that each person making a decision has the possibility of making a mistake or
to do the right thing, then we come to the conclusion that will is something important,
because with our decision we allow the formation of an incorrect habit or a correct habit.
But what should we do to avoid making mistakes, how to exercise my will to take
good decisions and how to achieve the success of shaping my will.
Success is achieved when we decide to submit our will to God. Everyone should be.
humans who reason and want to form a correct habit must allow God to take the
first place in their life and when a person puts their will in the hands of God,
choosing to obey and thus relating to divine agents and staying where nothing
can force them to do evil. In every young person and child, there is power to shape the will,
with the guidance of God, may the young man and the child have an intriguing character and live
a useful life.
A Biblical character that gives us the example of putting our will in God's hands.
And how we receive blessings when we allow God to make the decisions, of course.
when we make decisions and do not allow God to make them there is
consequence for not fulfilling his will. This character was called King David, in
multiple occasions this king before going into battle sought God's direction and that Jehovah
decided if David were to go to battle, where we are sure that this action was rooted
victory that King David had over the other peoples.
With the multiple examples of characters who put their will in God and achieved success.
It allows us to take that example and perform the same action as these characters.
allowing God to guide us and securing our victories.

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The true message

1 Timothy 4:12. "Let no one despise your youth; but be an example to the...
believers, in word, conduct, love, faith, and purity
We as Christians live in a sinful life, where we preach a lot about the
love of Christ and his life, we want to preach many beautiful things, but we forget to give a
a good example to the people around us, showing the love, faith, and purity that he had.
We must take into account what Jesus said and follow his example.
Many people share inspiring, comforting, and wise messages, but their
behavior does not demonstrate it, We are clear that our behavior has a
greater impact on the people around us, your conversations, the way that
you manage your business affairs, the way you express your likes and dislikes.
Everything contributes to what they are teaching.

Tenemos que pedir a Dios que nos ayude a cultivar mejores comportamientos como: el
temperamento bondadoso, el dominio propio, el dominio del yo, la cortesía y así
we allow people to see in us the message we want to convey, they will be
lessons given to people who do not want to listen to God's message and despite that
This message that has been imparted lasts for the rest of the person's life.
This behavior instilled in the person brings them closer to God.
If we approach the Bible, we have countless examples of people who by means of
behaviors could show their God, but we will emphasize a character who suffered,
he had many trials and temptations.
We are talking about Joseph, who was taken as a slave to Egypt, he had trials with the
woman of the people who bought it and despite being taken to jail points to
Lies, this character always had impeccable behavior in front of the.
people around him, always spoke kindly, demonstrated self-control and
I show wisdom.
The consideration and selfless effort of Jose allowed the people who...
wanted to do evil, the people who helped him and all those who dealt with him,
they learned a great lesson, José with the help of God was able to reach a very high position.
important, but always showing God through his actions.
Your work does not consist of painting a beautiful shape in marble, but in imprinting it in the...
human soul the image of God, we have to show God through our
behavior, what we say and practice have a coherence and thus we can have
an effective message.
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The true behavior!
Genesis 22:1-2: "After these things, God tested Abraham and said to him:"
Abraham. And he answered: Here I am. And he said: Take now your son, your only one, Isaac, whom
Go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that...
We as parents or teachers have the great duty to shape conduct.
I will tell you.
from our son to establish a firm obedience to our heavenly father, this task is
fundamentally important for the lives of our children.
When we are children, we have the abilities to learn new knowledge and we are
in continuous learning, where this stage is fundamental, because we form behaviors already
good or bad, that endure for the rest of our lives.
We are confident that the people who are close during this crucial stage of the child,
has the responsibility to correct a wrong behavior, showing him a true
example or talking to them about their behavior so that it can improve.
Many times we make the mistake of allowing our children to satisfy all their
desire, fantasies, letting them indulge in their whims and their own inclination; we cannot
to do a wrong worse than letting their minds be impressed, that they must live to give thanks
to oneself and have fun, to follow one's own inclinations and seek one's own pleasures,
allowing their behavior not to be the most desired.
Let's give a very interesting example that we find in the Bible, this great
the character was named Isaac, let's learn about the story in which his father Abraham
he made a nation with which he was fulfilling God's command, this nation consisted of
that he had to go sacrifice his firstborn Isaac, his son.
when he found out what his father was going to do. Isaac did not refuse and also trusted in what
His father Abram was going to do it and allowed him to fulfill his purpose. It is acts of faith of
Abraham has been recorded for our benefit, he teaches us the great lesson of trusting in
the requirements of God and how to shape the character of our children in His will
God.
As severe and cruel as the story of Abraham may seem; it teaches that to the children ...
must submit entirely to their parents and to God, by the obedience of Abraham we are
It teaches that nothing is too precious to give to God and fulfill His will.
Let us remember that in order to allow children to grow with an educated character, one must have
discipline and correct it properly to avoid bad trends, bad habits and
the wrong conduct, in order to lead on the paths of the Lord, where His children
fulfill the will of God at all times.
We can come to the reflection that as parents or educators we have the responsibility to
allow our children to have a desired behavior, fulfilling God's will in
at any moment and place.
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The truth parenting!

John 14:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in me, and I in him, is ...
bearing fruit; for without me you can do nothing.
We must bear fruit, and we choose these fruits when we are with Christ, then the
the first fruits must be our children, not allowing them to form an incorrect character
for your future and follow Jesus with all your heart.

There are many signs given by God that mark his second coming, and one of them is in the
disobedience of children to their parents. Considering this detail, as parents
we have a great responsibility to take care of our children, to correct them, to
to discipline them so that their behavior is not mistaken.
We must prepare our son to inherit the kingdom of heaven, and unless the
parents educate their children in the right way and allow their minds to
children are guided on the path of the Lord.
It is neither the will nor the purpose of God for children to become uncultured, harsh,
headstrong, disobedient, ungrateful, ungodly, relentless, infatuated with and lovers of
pleasures more than God, for this we must fight with the help of God against these
characteristics.
Considering that in this society children are growing up with this immoral behavior,
As parents, we must ask God for help to allow us to provide good teaching and
do not allow them to grow up with this immorality.

The Bible declares that this behavior is evident in society as a sign of

in recent times, parents must teach order, respect, authority to their children and
having the clarity that without God we can do nothing.
In this time of the 21st century, we are observing the neglect of child-rearing.
this carries a perverse character that strengthens over the years as time goes by and
some undesirable traits such as aggressiveness, selfishness, demandingness and
unsympathetic.
More and more children are growing up without respecting any order and authority. We must
be very careful because if they do not respect order on earth, they will not respect order in the
sky and this means that they will never be admitted there, because all those who are
Those worthy of entering heaven will love order and respect discipline. The formed character
In this life, it will determine the future destiny of each person.

Christ says, 'without me you can do nothing.' Heavenly beings cannot cooperate with the
parents who neglect their children's education, allowing Satan to take control
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that child machinery, that youthful mind. As an instrument through which it can
to act to counter the action of the Holy Spirit.
I invite you to ask God to guide you in the difficult task of raising your children so that they can...
At every moment, God is guiding the lives of His children.
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The example of the parents

Joseph: 7:24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah, the money, the
manto, the gold ingot, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent and
everything he had, and they took everything to the valley of Achor.

Monsters in this time we must live true Christianity, and this means that our
family too, show true behavior, taking into account that the parents
they must instruct their children in a proper way in the paths of God.
One of the goals we should have as Christians is to present families to the world.
that demonstrates the power of true Christianity, but we must take into account that these
it is difficult to support a family that demonstrates true Christianity, because
Parents, instead of punishing their children for some mistakes they make, let it go.
they overlook it and do not allow him to correct the mistakes he made.

But what should be done? Or how do we guide our family to true Christianity?
the only way to form families that demonstrates true Christianity is instilled and
to show our son the paths of God with our example and that He is the only true one.
security and happiness are found in obedience to His will.
When they raise their children in harmony with the precepts of the word of God and, like the
Abraham of antiquity, lead their house behind them, and restrain evil, encouraging good.
giving the example to your son and guiding him on the path of God, we will be forming a
family that our true christianities.
Have you thought about why the punishment of God was imposed on all those who were
relating to Acan? It was because they had not been prepared and educated according to
the direction given in the great norm of God.
Acan's parents had raised him in such a way that he felt free to disobey it.
word of God. The princes instilled in his life led him to treat his son in such a way
way that they would also become corrupt, because we are clear that a mind has the
the power to persuade another different mind and receive its influence, and the punishment that I included to
Acan's relatives reveal the fact that they were all involved in the transgression.
Let us remember that the combined influence of affection and authority will shape the appropriate mold.
to the family, and as the great problems of life, and God's dealings with the race
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human. It unfolds before understanding, the faculties of reasoning will be exercised

and also the judgment, as the lessons of divine truth are imprinted on the heart.
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Is self-control very important?
Precisely for that reason, make every effort to add to your faith, virtue; to your virtue, understanding; to your
understanding, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, devotion to
God; to the devotion to God, brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection, love.2 Pedro 1:5-7

Each person must ask the Lord to allow them to exercise self-control in their life, to be
constant and persevering at every moment and place. Ask God to give us dominion.
own that we need.
We will take into account that each person has a different personality, temperament and
behaviors. But despite having these differences, we must pay a lot of attention
Attention that we all must exercise self-control. This will strengthen our system.
nervous and this will not be so sensitive.

Jesus knows our weaknesses and he shares his victories, accompanying us in

our flaw, therefore, has prepared a suitable path that will give us strength and
capacity.
We must think that many times at home we do not exercise self-control and
we let bad mood enter our home, we blame our child or others
people because at home there is always misery and sadness.
Where we think that our children are to blame for being disobedient and undisciplined,
when the cause of these alterations comes from ourselves, God requires that
we exercise self-control.
We should understand that when one surrenders to impatience and anger, one causes suffering.
to others. Those who are not surrounded are affected by the spirit that we manifest and to its
They express the same spirit to others, evil increases and its character each time
imperfection.
Often, different problems will be solved if they only knew how to keep silent. Because
often we want to dominate other people, not taking into account that
It is important to master ourselves and allow this difficulty to be resolved.
Why should we demand obedience from our family if we do not exercise our own
self-control in our lives and to do this we must seek the Lord with
our children and ask him to handle the situations.
Perhaps our children behave in a way that deserves punishment, and sometimes
we feel that we lose our own demon and you don't know what to do. But if we allow
that in our home there is a harmony that only God can give, everything will be solved and
Jehovah will give us the self-control we so desperately need.
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True parenting
Luke 6:31: And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
you with them.
Remember that we have a great responsibility. That is to raise our child or
student, where we must educate ourselves to be able to teach them the best possible way and in the Bible
We can find various tips that can help us in this parenting.
At every moment, we make different decisions; there are decisions that we make correctly.
other unclear ones. Knowing that we as human beings can make mistakes,
entonces hay que pedir ayuda. Dios quiere ayudarnos por esto nos dejó algunos consejos en
his holy word.
At every moment we must ask for his direction to take the right path, we must
deciding which paths to take, but there are decisions that are very important and one of them is
the upbringing of our children.
Considering that it is a very important decision, we should seek advice and in the Bible.
we can find the two best ways in which we can treat our children
whether as teachers or parents.
These are presented as love and duty. United with wisdom and firmness, of
agreement with the teachings of the word of God, where we are prepared to achieve the
congratulations in this life and the next.
There are qualities that we have as individuals that qualify us as inefficient in demonstrating.
fidelity, love, wisdom, and firmness, these qualities are the neglect of duty, the
foolish complacency. The negligence in restricting or correcting the foolishness of youth and
It also results in misfortune, personal ruin, and disappointment.
We will take into account that love and duty go hand in hand. The love placed
in exercising while neglecting the duty, we run the risk of becoming people
testy, voluntary, perverse, selfish and disorderly. And if the severe duty is applied without
Love will result in something undesired in their life.
Duty and love must work together, so let the person's life and
your family has the right life. Of course, we must not forget that our savior
Jesus Christ left us an important rule. It is to treat others as we treat ourselves.
We want to say that everything we have presented and reflected upon should be put into practice.
in our life, in the life of our families and in the person around us to please
to our God.
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Love and firmness, when practiced in balance, yield great results and one
for them is to have changes in our lives, reaching a true example of
Christianity, loving each other and sharing that love with others.
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The authority
2 Kings 2:24When he looked back and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD.
Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two boys.
How important is authority in the family? Or what respect should the child have?
towards their parents? to be able to explain some concepts about the importance of the
authority of parents over their children.

It must be understood that love is the key to a child's heart. But we cannot go wrong
interpret this concept, we cannot be permissive or complacent with wrong desires
of our children, because instead of being able to help them have good behaviors
We are doing all the opposites by allowing our children to have bad habits.
The fervent act that emanates from the love of Jesus will empower parents to exercise
Judiciously their authority and to require prompt obedience. But how to achieve this?
We must allow our hearts to be united with the hearts of our child,
allowing families to be a channel through which wisdom flows,
will, tolerance, kindness, and love.
Of course we have a Biblical example that meets these characteristics you mention.
where he showed God's love, but also demanded respect from others. This character
he had the name of Eliseo.
It is a mistake to think that we must submit to wicked children. Eliseo, in the same
at the beginning of his work, he was mocked and jeered by the youths of Bethel, he was a man
very kind, but the spirit of God moved him to pronounce a curse against the
malicious.
They had seen the ascension of Elijah. And they had made that solemn figure the object of their mockery.
event. Eliseo demonstrating that they should not mock the old or the young, in his
sacred ministry where I express God's love and emanate respect.
When they told him to ascend like Elijah had done before, he cursed him in the
the name of the lord. The terrible judgment that fell upon them comes from GOD and After
esto, Eliseo no tuvo más dificultades con otro pueblo, anciano o joven porque Dios siempre
he directed to Eliseo.

We must give love to all people, but we must also earn the respect of others.
people and not allow them to mock us because the same God
displeased with that very wrong action that many people may take.
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The great mistakes

As parents, we must be very careful, as a poor education can have an impact.
the entire religious life of the child is very important that parents educate their child so that
he is fearful of God.
Where men and women who are undisciplined and lack self-control should not be allowed.
own, because during their own childhood they were allowed to express their passions and whims
and act on impulse, and foster the same spirit at home.
With a defect in their character and irritable in managing the household. Even in their acceptance of
Christ has not been defeated by the passions that were allowed to dominate his heart in his childhood.
He carries the results of his early education throughout his religious life.
It is extremely difficult to remove the impression that these people have allowed themselves to have since when they
bend the branch, the tree bends. If such parents accept the truth, they have in their hard battle
at every moment of the child's life.
Perhaps his character will change, but his entire Christian life is affected by all his
lax discipline to which they were subjected in the early years of their life, and their daughter has
to suffer because of that affectionate education. For they engrave those faults in them until the third
and fourth generation.
I hope those who today resemble the experience that ELI had will have a change and God
acted in the person's life. At the moment when a character formation can be seen
incorrect of your daughter, I acted in an effective manner asserting with your authority that received of
God to restrict and correct his daughter.
Parents and guardians who overlook and excuse sin in those under their care
Be careful, remember that this is how you become participants in those mistakes. If instead of a
unlimited indulgence will be used more frequently with the rod of punishment, not with anger but with
love and prayer, we would see happier families and a better condition in society.
Let us remember not to make the mistake that Eli made, allowing his children to take a
wrong path in your life, if not reaching an effective correction for your children
They should become people with a correct character and show true Christianity.
their lives.
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The true direction

Ephesians 6:4 "And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the discipline.
and the admonition of the Lord.

We must understand that, in our family, education should be imparted in a very wise manner.
where it is allowed to show the path of God with our actions, and coercions that are made
inside the home.
In our days, we have forgotten something very important, and that is the reason why there is
so many homes destroyed, disobedient children and discarded marriages. We have to
remember the principle, most important, that will restore these homes of this 20th century, this
the principle consists of allowing God to lead the home and we as parents to be the
priest of our families.
As priests, we must fulfill some essential characteristics so that our
marriages can work, and of course we have to take great care with our child,
because many times we do not treat our family patiently and we give a bad example
example as Christians.
because with our treatment we are allowing our children to grow with character
defined, and if we do not treat it gently we are allowing it to grow with a character
fighter, we must be very careful when we correct our children, if
if we make mistakes in these functions we will become inefficient priests, do not allow that
God acted in our family.
We have as an example Mr. Don Francisco, he was a very recognized character in a
small city in Asia, for its culture it became very strict with its children, its family
I was on the verge of collapsing because of the bad actions of this man. His children when
they turned of legal age, left the house, his wife decided to leave him and he stayed
destroyed.
Don Francisco did not know how to exercise good priesthood for his family because he held onto his ideas.
and incorrect thoughts to their children and does not work properly with their wife,
these mistakes ended up destroying his family and dishonoring God.

How is God dishonored? In a family where there is no true understanding of what

it constitutes family discipline and the children are confused about what it is
discipline and governance it is true that too harsh discipline, exaggerated criticism, the
uncontrollable disorder.
the disobedience of those rules that Christ wanted to be fulfilled.
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The conclusion we should reach is that we must allow God to govern our
home, and we must be a priest who exercises discipline and authority in such a way that
we can show Christ in our life.
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