Posted on 03/27/2022 11:33:06 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress
“Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father” (Proverbs 28:6-7).
“Better is the poor,” this is one of those axioms of life. Back in 19:1 is a whole string of them. Here's another one, “Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways though he be rich.” The perfect example of this is the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19. In the end, Lazarus was better off.
The Book of Proverbs has already covered passages on running around the wrong people.
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20).
“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh” (Proverbs 23:20).
“Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance” (Proverbs 29:3).
If you ever teach your kids one thing, teach them to pick their friends carefully. It is funny how kids always seem to gravitate to bad kids. I guess that's because of the sin nature, and they want to rebel, and they want to have their freedom, and all that. Just continue to pound it into them to have good friends, quality friends. “A companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
I guess maybe the one thing you can do is to make a kid write that about 1000 times: “A companion of fools shall be destroyed!” I guarantee they’ll forget that until the day he drops. That way, every time he gets around a bunch of fools, God will whisper that into his ears; “A companion of fools shall be destroyed,” “A companion of fools shall be destroyed,” “A companion of fools shall be destroyed!” It’ll be pretty hard for a kid to have any fun around a bunch of fools with that running through his head.
That's one way you teach character. You use mottos you just keep them up. The world calls this “brainwashing,” but I believe it is washing brains with biblical truths. You just burn that business into their heart and into their minds so that God can use that when they need it.
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