So, there's a story on Yahoo News today about 2 girls that robbed a bank. The two girls that did it were 18 and 19 years old, and a third one they claim was an "inside man" that helped them do it. After they were caught, They interviewed the girls' mothers, and here's what they said:
First:
her daughter "was sorry for what happened and just fell in with the wrong crowd."How sad it must have been for her little girl to have gotten mixed up with the wrong crowd. I mean she was probably the perfect little angel all the time she was growing up, and for her to commit this felony, was clearly just a result of her being "in the wrong crowd." It's their fault, and she is guilty by association.
Second mother:
She wept as she told ABC how she had hoped to instill positive values in her children. She did this by, "doing something special with them every day." She said, "I hoped that would instill and pretty much guarantee me wonderful adults..."Ok, she purposed to do something special for her kids every day. So, I guess the principle is that if I give my kids everything they want, that when they get older, they won't want more. Their lust will be satisified, and they'll be content with what they have. Makes sense... huh?
Now, I know at times I'm too soft on my kids and am inconsistent with discipline. I also know that at times I am too hard on my kids. But my kids have learned to understand the definition of the word "No." Call me wacky, but I think that human nature's lust or covetousness is not satisfied when it is met, but rather that it just grows bigger and stronger when it gets what it wants. That's why when sin is let go, it will grow into the next "bigger" sin to try to satisfy the lust. The way to stop lust/covetousness, (can I use the word lasciviousness here?) is to stop it when it is small. It takes work, but it will be more successful than giving them what they want. Temperance is a fruit of the Spirit.
Could I also say that my kids know (at least mentally) that they are sinners. They don't do bad things just because they are around bad people, though it is true that they do lose more control at times when with the wrong people. My point is that kids need to learn to take responsibility for their actions and not have them blamed on someone else.
Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Bring up a child in the nurture (that's the caring for, tending to) and admonition (that is the WARNING) of the Lord. We need to be sure to warn our kids about the Lord and His hatred of sin.
Then of course, there's baby Esther, who may come out of mother's belly some day!
Ok, that's all for today. I'm impressed I made it all the way through a post without mentioning Gospel To Italy or even Aaron Putney's blog.
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