Your Child and You

Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

If you always speak correctly
And in accents soft and mild
Your speech will be reflected
In the language of your child

If you always act uprightly
And your deeds are not defiled
Your life will be reflected
In the actions of your child

The truth is plain, my brother,
You should never be beguiled
For your daily speech and actions
Make a pattern for your child

Related Posts

The Blue Ribbon

by Bella Pillai | August 2, 2020 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centred Love them anyway If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway The good you do today will be...

Who packed your parachute?

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Tim 2:15 Charles Plumb was a U.S navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air...

Taking Aim

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

A young lady name Sally, related an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, professor Smith. She said Professor Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons. One particular day, Sally walked in and knew they were in for another interesting...

Anyway

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets, Poems | 0 Comments

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centred Love them anyway If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway The good you do today will be...

Oprah Winfrey and Billy Graham

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

Last year I watched Billy Graham being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on television. Oprah told him that in her childhood home, she used to watch him preach on a little black and white TV while sitting on a linoleum floor. She went on to tell viewers that in his...

Lesson’s from Noah’s Ark

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lam 3:23 Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or …I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.Today I can grumble about my health or…I can rejoice that I am alive.Today I...

Today

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or …I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.Today I can grumble about my health or…I can rejoice that I am alive.Today I can mourn my lack of friends or…I can excitedly embark upon a quest to...

Choices

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

“If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.” Romans 14:18 Jerry is the manager of a restaurant in America. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he...

Rules of Wisdom

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets, Quotes | 0 Comments

God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts. Dear God. I have a problem. It’s me. Growing old is inevitable; growing UP is optional. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open. Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted. Do the math. Count...

Criticism

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

In “A Closer Walk”, Catherine Marshall writes: “One morning last week He gave me an assignment: for one day I was to go on a ‘fast’ from criticism. I was not to criticize anybody about anything. For the first half of the day, I simply felt a void, almost as if I had...

A 9-11 Story

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

“All things work together for good for those who love the Lord who serve Him according to His purpose” Romans 8:28 My father also had more news for me; he was going to help. ‘This is not something I can just sit by for, I have to do something.’ I was concerned for his...

In Step with God

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets, Reflections | 0 Comments

The raw, direct encounters with God experienced by Old Testament Kings and prophets, give a huge insight into God’s character. As we see Israel’s rebellion after rebellion against God, even after repeatedly experiencing His miraculous hand and power, there are those...

Building God’s House

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets, Reflections | 0 Comments

When King David, the “man after God’s own heart”, purposed in his heart to build a house for God, God’s response was “I will build you a house”. God proceeds to say that David’s son will build God’s house and God would establish him rock solid and His reign forever....

From Trust to Statistics?

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets, Reflections | 0 Comments

Over the past year I have invested in multiple investment products and have seen volatility that has not been seen over years. It is easy to count assets in terms of financial value and net worth. There are times God blesses us with financial assets, there are times...

Disabilities

by Bella Pillai | November 30, 2018 | illustrations, Nuggets | 0 Comments

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me . . . for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19:14, NIV) I remember wondering if Kevin realizes he is different. Is he ever dissatisfied with his monotonous life? Up before dawn each day, off to...

Submit a Comment Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.