Did I protect my child, physically, mentally, and spiritually, or did I carelessly expose him to wrong, temptation, or danger?
None of us actually PURPOSELY try to expose our children to wrong, temptation or danger. But we do. And we do it carelessly.
I've always disliked the saying "When you know better, you should do better."
What a load. We DO know better already. As Christians, there is not much room for not knowing that we should not do what we do.
Whether it's letting them watch that show or giving in to their wishes because it is easier. Setting a wrong example in the myriad of ways that we do, it is easy to lead our children astray and never even think a thing of it.
With a word, a look, our body language but mostly...
our actions.
It makes for some tortuous thoughts of trying to be all that we should.
But we will fail. It's built in. And that's not the problem.
The question is whether we still do it when we KNOW we shouldn't?
Do we still expose them to temptations of worldly thoughts and actions?
Do we let them go to soon or to too much, risking their virtue and putting them in danger in any number of ways?
Risking temptation? Leaving them unprotected?
Do we allow them to be disrespectful to us or to others and full of themselves risking their future spousal relationships?
Do we turn our head away letting them do what we know they should not?
Do we sin ourselves, carelessly, RIGHT in front of them???? KNOWING all the while what we are doing?
I'm tired of the excuses that I keep hearing from others.
And I am tired of the excuses that I keep telling myself.
We DO KNOW better. I know better.
So let's call not DOING BETTER (in other words, what is RIGHT) what is is...sin.
I need to do better!
We all make our own beds so their should really be no surprises later.
For those who have ears, let them hear.
"In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge." Proverbs 14:26
"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in hte depths of the sea." Mathew 18:6
2 comments:
I like the checklist posts. I was wondering where they went.
Also, we went out for the afternoon and have been back for a couple of hours. I went to store, made dinner, ate dinner and just as we were about to get up from table Jane says "hum, what's that on the front door?. It looks like a magazine." I am so excited to read this new issue! Looks like a good one. And thanks for bringing it by.
Ouch! What a convicting post. Thanks for the reminder.
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