Direction Of The Arrows

Introduction

Psalm 127:3-5 (NLT)
3 Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.
4 Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.
5 How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.

Six Factors That Determine The Trajectory Of My Arrows:

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Reveal Answer

Three Considerations In Hitting The Mark:

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2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. —Colossians 3:2 (NKJV)

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13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. —Philippians 3:13-14 (NLT)

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Reveal Answer

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

6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. —Proverbs 22:6 (NLT)

18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. —Proverbs 29:18 (NLT)

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Reveal Answer

6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. 8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. —Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (NLT)

20 You will see your teacher with your own eyes.
21 Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. —Isaiah 30:20-21 (NLT)

Conclusion

One Factor That Trumps All Other Factors:

6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea. —Matthew 18:6 (NLT)

My Next Steps:

1. Clarify my child’s life target.
2. Seize the moments to have unstructured, clumsy and unsympathetic talks.
3. Register for the FREE Archery Introductory Class (East Campus) – April 2, 2:00pm.
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