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MY FOUR DAUGHTERS
By ANDREA SERIGHT
Proverbs 31:10 speaks of a virtuous wife. Many women love this verse because I hear it quoted all the time. As I was
reading this verse, I began to think about my four daughters. Immediately, a question came to my mind: What can I do to
help them become virtuous women. The answer is found in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And
when he is old he will not depart from it.” And from my understanding the training comes through the teaching of God’s
word.
So I began to examine myself and to ask whether or not I was spiritually feeding my kids. My examination turned up
amazing facts. I took more time to make sure that they physically were fed and very little time to make sure they spiritually
was fed. Obviously the physical feeding shows quite well but I couldn’t see the results of the spiritual feeding. Therefore, as
a mother trying myself to grow in Christ, I sat down and thought about what more could I do to help them become virtuous
women.
My Responsibility as a Mother in Christ
I went back to Proverbs 22:6 and made some changes to the verse. Since God is “the way” for all mankind, I inserted His
name into the verse and removed “the way.” I also added God to the end of the verse. Now when I read the verse this is
what it says to me, “Train up a child in God and when he is old he will not depart from God”. Inserting God’s name into the
verse opened my understanding much more.
How Do I Raise a Child in Christ?
Raising my child in Christ begins with me examining myself and my lifestyle. As I raise my children, I have found that you
mut live the lifestyle you want your kids to live. And if my goal is for my children to be Christians then I must live like a
Christian. For a long time I have heard people say, “do as I say do and not as I do” or “I am grown that’s why I can do it.”
Those statements are wrong. God does not work like that. Jesus didn’t act like that. In His life, our Lord never said or did
anything that He expected us not to do.
A good example of living the life is being faithful to the worship services of God. When my kids see this it will have a
tremendous affect on them. They will not only hear my words but they will see my actions. Doing this and many other godly
things will aid in the spiritual feeding that they need. So now when I feed my kids the physical food like Pork Chop, Collard
Greens, and Mac and Cheese, I will not neglest the spiritual desert: The sweet word of Christ, two to three scoops off the
Bible, and a CUP of prayers daily.
In conclusion, I pray that my four daughters can grow to be that virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31:10-31. I not only
pray that they will but I know they will because I will continue to train them in this way so they will not depart when they are
older.
By ANDREA SERIGHT
Proverbs 31:10 speaks of a virtuous wife. Many women love this verse because I hear it quoted all the time. As I was
reading this verse, I began to think about my four daughters. Immediately, a question came to my mind: What can I do to
help them become virtuous women. The answer is found in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And
when he is old he will not depart from it.” And from my understanding the training comes through the teaching of God’s
word.
So I began to examine myself and to ask whether or not I was spiritually feeding my kids. My examination turned up
amazing facts. I took more time to make sure that they physically were fed and very little time to make sure they spiritually
was fed. Obviously the physical feeding shows quite well but I couldn’t see the results of the spiritual feeding. Therefore, as
a mother trying myself to grow in Christ, I sat down and thought about what more could I do to help them become virtuous
women.
My Responsibility as a Mother in Christ
I went back to Proverbs 22:6 and made some changes to the verse. Since God is “the way” for all mankind, I inserted His
name into the verse and removed “the way.” I also added God to the end of the verse. Now when I read the verse this is
what it says to me, “Train up a child in God and when he is old he will not depart from God”. Inserting God’s name into the
verse opened my understanding much more.
How Do I Raise a Child in Christ?
Raising my child in Christ begins with me examining myself and my lifestyle. As I raise my children, I have found that you
mut live the lifestyle you want your kids to live. And if my goal is for my children to be Christians then I must live like a
Christian. For a long time I have heard people say, “do as I say do and not as I do” or “I am grown that’s why I can do it.”
Those statements are wrong. God does not work like that. Jesus didn’t act like that. In His life, our Lord never said or did
anything that He expected us not to do.
A good example of living the life is being faithful to the worship services of God. When my kids see this it will have a
tremendous affect on them. They will not only hear my words but they will see my actions. Doing this and many other godly
things will aid in the spiritual feeding that they need. So now when I feed my kids the physical food like Pork Chop, Collard
Greens, and Mac and Cheese, I will not neglest the spiritual desert: The sweet word of Christ, two to three scoops off the
Bible, and a CUP of prayers daily.
In conclusion, I pray that my four daughters can grow to be that virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31:10-31. I not only
pray that they will but I know they will because I will continue to train them in this way so they will not depart when they are
older.
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