Everyone that has children would like them to grow up to be great.  I am not talking about necessarily what the world calls great, but you would like to rear some great kids.  You would like children that work hard, love God, and take care of their family.  If your children turn out like that, I would call them some great kids.

The best way for us to rear good kids is to look at the Expert, which is God.  God knows how children should be reared, and He knows how to rear us.  We all know they need discipline, attention, and correction, but there is one thing that is often overlooked.    

King David told God in Psalms 18:35, “...thy gentleness hath made me great.”  God had been very gentle with David, very patient with him, and that had made David great.  I think that is one of the keys to building greatness.  That doesn’t mean be lax with them, and not expect anything from them, but in our dealings with them, the...