Proverbs 22:6 “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” A child is like a piece of clay to a potter or a block of wood to a woodworker at a lathe.  The clay or piece of wood will be formed into something creative and beautiful and that shape will always be creative and beautiful.  Once formed, its structure is determined.  Your and my job is to form God’s children so they are beautiful, creative and full of God’s intended purpose.