Consistency is also vital in discipline.
Sort of like baseball. If you see a baseball player start to get mad
at the umpire it's usually because he's being inconsistent. If he calls the same pitch a strike all game
long, that's OK. When he starts changing
it then they begin to get upset.
Kids need consistency in discipline. Ephesians 6:4 talks about fathers bringing up
their children in the discipline and instruction of the LORD.
Sort of like baseball. If you see a baseball player start to get mad
at the umpire it's usually because he's being inconsistent. If he calls the same pitch a strike all game
long, that's OK. When he starts changing
it then they begin to get upset.
If you as a parent have never struggled with this
thing of consistency, you're not human!
We all struggle with it. There
are days when you've had a bad day and you love to discipline your kids. There are other days when you just want to
take them out for ice cream no matter what they did. Consistency requires teamwork. Husband and wife or if you're a single
parent, get another single parent or another person who can encourage you. I think we can't be consistent in this all by
ourselves. Let GOD work through other
people in your life to develop some teamwork in consistency and
discipline. It's a key area in
developing respect and integrity.
Just a thought from the front porch…
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