Are there children around you that need a mentor?


 Proverbs 23:24--I have a friend who taught in the Philadelphia school system for over 30 years. He never had physical children of his own. But, I would argue that he was a father to many.

There are many men and women--couples who by choice or by challenge have no children of their own. 

One in 8 couples have trouble getting pregnant or carrying a child to term. 

Add to this those amazing folks who are single, that's a lot of people who may never parent their own child (biological or adopted). Pregnancy may seem simple for some--for others it is devastatingly disappointing.

So, what does this have to do with today's proverb? I wanted to include those readers (and others who watch my vlog with Daniah) who feel excluded by passages like this.

Remember my teacher friend? He has been a "father" to hundreds and hundreds, maybe as many as a thousand children by teaching them. Not just the course curriculum, but how to think. Think for themselves. Think of others. Think reasonably.

For my sweet friends out there with no children (by birth or adoption), this passage includes you when you influence and mentor children. Whether as a teacher, foster parent, volunteer, babysitter, childcare giver, camp counselor, neighbor, etc., you can influence more children than a house could hold.

You, too, can rejoice greatly in a righteous and wise child that you have impacted with GOD's wisdom. Your legacy does not have to end with you, but continue on in the lives of those who carry your earnest investment of faith, love, hope, and knowledge.

And for those with children, press in, parents. It's worth every tear, sleepless night, prayer, and hope.

May all our "children" bring us joy, my friends.

Proverbs 23:24--The father of a righteous one rejoices greatly. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. Tree of Life Bible Society Tree of Life Version - TLV   #tlvbible#tlvproverbs

[WATCH Tree of Life Bible Society's CEO, Daniah Greenberg and me, Terri Gillespie, Authori dig a little deeper with this proverb. Check us out at Tree of Life Bible Society, Monday through Friday, LIVE at 8:30am EST. Watch previous episodes there as well. Stay wise, my friends!]

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