(The following is a continuation of my views on msn.com’s story on “10 Big Mistakes Parents Make”.)
10) Not following though: How often have you heard a mom with kids in tow, moving up and down the aisles in the grocery store: “Johnny, don’t do that again or you won’t get candy when we leave. Johnny, this is your last chance, don’t don that. Okay Johnny, I’m giving you one more chance. Now Johnny, I told you not to do that again or else…” And then at the check out line, of course Johnny gets the candy anyway. No should always mean no, and yes should always mean yes. I trust God because I know that His promises are steadfast. God may pronounce His divine “I’VE HAD IT!” like he did so often with Moses about those “stiff-necked” people in the desert, but God didn’t threaten anything He wouldn’t follow through on, and Moses knew that. God, in His mercy, may change His mind about things, but what He says He will do, he will do. He should be our model in this. I believe that it is a loving act for parents to give their children a solid foundation in which to trust. Following through is a way to provide children with a foundational understanding of how to trust parents, in their "yes" and their "no".
Take a moment to consider your relationship with your Father in heaven, with you as His child, and then your relationship (as a parent) with your own beloved children.
10) Not following though: How often have you heard a mom with kids in tow, moving up and down the aisles in the grocery store: “Johnny, don’t do that again or you won’t get candy when we leave. Johnny, this is your last chance, don’t don that. Okay Johnny, I’m giving you one more chance. Now Johnny, I told you not to do that again or else…” And then at the check out line, of course Johnny gets the candy anyway. No should always mean no, and yes should always mean yes. I trust God because I know that His promises are steadfast. God may pronounce His divine “I’VE HAD IT!” like he did so often with Moses about those “stiff-necked” people in the desert, but God didn’t threaten anything He wouldn’t follow through on, and Moses knew that. God, in His mercy, may change His mind about things, but what He says He will do, he will do. He should be our model in this. I believe that it is a loving act for parents to give their children a solid foundation in which to trust. Following through is a way to provide children with a foundational understanding of how to trust parents, in their "yes" and their "no".
Take a moment to consider your relationship with your Father in heaven, with you as His child, and then your relationship (as a parent) with your own beloved children.
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