Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, wrote, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control; against such things there is no law (Gal 5:22,23). A believer of Christ is called to bear the fruit of the Spirit, and one element in the fruit of the Spirit is joy. A follower of Christ is commanded to rejoice always (Phil 4:4). This joy of the Lord should be practiced in all areas of life. One of the areas of practicing th is Joy is in parenting. The writer of Proverbs says in Proverbs 23:24-25, “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice”. Parenting our children is an outflow of how God parents us, because He is our heavenly Father. The Bible calls God the Father from whom all blessings flow to His children (James 1:17). Just as God delights when His children live by His sta...