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How about kids? Kids are amazing. They can divide and conquer, can’t they? “Dad what do you think? Well, Mom said…oh, really? Hey, Dad, Mom said this and….” Way too often, our kids are separating and dividing us. They’re trying to conquer, trying to take over the umbrella. And then your kids, who are screaming for authority and boundaries, will see that you are on the same team. Then when they start dating, they’ll look for that in the person they’re dating. The little girls will say, “Hey, he is holding the umbrella. This guy is an umbrella fella. I like that. He reminds me of my father.” The guy will say, “Whoa, look at her! She has a servant’s heart, a heart of maturity. I like that. I like that.”
When we become Christ followers, what happens?
We say, “Jesus, I’ve been ambushed by your grace and mercy and
power. Jesus, I want to serve you. I submit my all to you, Lord.” God does not want our cold-hearted
servility. He doesn’t need the
manipulation thing, ladies. He doesn’t
want us to masquerade around. He doesn’t
want us to have this mindless obedience.
We want to serve him. We want to
love him. And that’s this beautiful
thing that we’re talking about. This
sacrifice thing and this submission thing.
Finances and kids. Don’t give the
umbrella of authority to your kids.
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