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Train your child in the way in which you know you should have gone yourself – C.H. Spurgeon

I was reading a book that I open from time to time, God’s Little Devotional book for Moms, and I ran across that quote and an interesting passage. This passage speaks of two streams at the highest point in the Rocky Mountains. These two streams are neighbors practically… it is said that it would be easy to change the course to either stream to join each other. But, in changing the course of the stream a water source would be lost. These two streams so close together, one leads to the Gulf of Mexico and one leads to the Pacific Ocean. So close yet two separate, purposeful, and divine routes.

My reason for bringing this up is this… making it right early on. These streams have a route and a purposeful route at that. We need to guide our children down the right route… or at least a route that is purposeful. “If you want to impact the course of life… starts at birth!” We need to shape our lil’ ones and guide them remembering they’re an individual and may be like that stream… with a divine purpose to steer left instead of right. We, as parents, just need to make sure it’s a purposeful route and not one of destruction.

I really hope this passage has helped someone with their own circumstance. I have children, sure their dreams and aspirations aren’t always what I want or see them as… but their dreams are purposeful so I must back off a bit. If you found this article helpful please subscribe to our updates by clicking here.

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