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Train the Child Before the World Does

Proverbs 22:6 gives parents one of the clearest instructions in all of Scripture: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” This verse is not merely a suggestion—it is a divine warning and a sacred responsibility.

Children are not born with wisdom. They are shaped by what they see, what they hear, and what they are taught. If parents do not intentionally train and season their children in the ways of the Lord, the world will gladly step in and do the training for them. And the world rarely leads a child toward God.

Over the years, I have met parents who believed they were doing the loving thing by leaving the decision entirely up to their children—letting them decide what path to take in life, what values to follow, and even whether faith in God mattered. What they did not realize is that by stepping back, they had unknowingly surrendered their God-given authority and influence.

A parent’s voice carries tremendous weight in the early years of a child’s life. But when guidance is withheld, discipline is avoided, and spiritual instruction is neglected, that voice slowly fades. Eventually, the influence that once shaped the child becomes little more than an echo of what once was.

I often say, “If you don’t train them, they will train you.” Without guidance, boundaries, and truth, children quickly learn how to control the household rather than grow within it.

Many parents will sacrifice almost anything for their children—and that is admirable. Yet love without wisdom can become harmful. When parents continually give without guiding, correcting, or requiring little, they often discover a painful truth: after everything has been given, the child is not better—but worse.

God entrusted children to parents not only to love them, but to lead them. Training a child means teaching them character, responsibility, humility, and above all, reverence for God.

The world is already competing for the hearts and minds of our children. The question is not whether they will be influenced—but by whom.

Parents must lead while there is still time.

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