{"id":3014,"date":"2018-01-27T14:02:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T14:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=3014"},"modified":"2017-06-26T14:13:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T14:13:16","slug":"reward-obedience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=3014","title":{"rendered":"Reward Obedience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-19-15-077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-19-15-077-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-19-15-077-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09-19-15-077-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Me:\u00a0 Howdy Prodigal!<\/p>\n<p>Prodigal:\u00a0 I am helping with the children!<\/p>\n<p>Me:\u00a0 Well, I have something about children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is from Charles Swindoll Parenting from Surviving to Thriving<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s about making progress through wise choices and avoiding the pain and sorrow that foolish choices bring.\u00a0 We must teach our children the value of walking straight ahead with God.\u00a0 We do that by working with them to set a goal, showing them how to work toward the goal using God-honoring means, and seeing that they reap the rewards of obedience.<\/p>\n<p>You can also do this by being your children&#8217;s loudest cheer leader.\u00a0 Applaud their independence, praise their initiative and lavish your admiration upon them when they choose to stand alone against peer pressure.\u00a0 And when they fail, share a story of how you failed, how you suffered, learned and grew.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs 4:25-27<\/p>\n<p>Let your eyes look directly ahead, and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.\u00a0 Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established.\u00a0 Do not turn to the right nor to the left; turn your feet from evil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n<p>www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n<p>www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me:\u00a0 Howdy Prodigal! 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