Watching the news today & knowing the spirit of this age...this is my observation:
The spirit of rebellion against CIVIL authority becomes a spirit of rebellion against PARENTAL authority. No wonder there's a rebellion against SPIRITUAL authority in the church.
I've even seen it in the church when the church has to correct behavior that is "off" & then parents say, "don't mess with my kids" when they should be saying, "thank you for dealing with my kids."
Don't blame society, the school, the church or it's leadership for behavioral problems that parents can't or won't deal with. There's not enough compliments & rewards you can give someone who is determined to rebell, be disruptive or pay no attention to authority.
IT STARTS AT HOME. We all suffer when things are out of order.
The outcome = We become a rebellious people that can't stand to live with ourselves.
Let us take responsibility for "ours" instead of blaming society, the school or the church. The Spirit of God deals with us in grace & mercy to self-correct.
As a pastor, I can't preach anything that I haven't already preached. So let's start today to resist being offended when other folks have to deal with our kids. Be thankful that God is being faithful to our soul. He is determined to GROW us even when we don't like the process. Follow the Scriptures.
Proverbs 22:15 "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."
The spirit of rebellion against CIVIL authority becomes a spirit of rebellion against PARENTAL authority. No wonder there's a rebellion against SPIRITUAL authority in the church.
I've even seen it in the church when the church has to correct behavior that is "off" & then parents say, "don't mess with my kids" when they should be saying, "thank you for dealing with my kids."
Don't blame society, the school, the church or it's leadership for behavioral problems that parents can't or won't deal with. There's not enough compliments & rewards you can give someone who is determined to rebell, be disruptive or pay no attention to authority.
IT STARTS AT HOME. We all suffer when things are out of order.
The outcome = We become a rebellious people that can't stand to live with ourselves.
Let us take responsibility for "ours" instead of blaming society, the school or the church. The Spirit of God deals with us in grace & mercy to self-correct.
As a pastor, I can't preach anything that I haven't already preached. So let's start today to resist being offended when other folks have to deal with our kids. Be thankful that God is being faithful to our soul. He is determined to GROW us even when we don't like the process. Follow the Scriptures.
Proverbs 22:15 "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."