I have the opportunity to be around children in my job and at my church and well, in my neighborhood. I love to watch parents interact with their children because it reminds me of the war. I describe the war as the ultimate goal of parenting to get their children to be more obedient to God and less obedient to themselves and their own selfish actions, desires call it what you will. The problem is that in me being able to point out the obvious shortcomings of other parents I forget that I too am a general in my own army. What is interesting about parenting is that most parents think they have a corner on the market. I see in other parents behaviors that I would like to avoid and I see some I wish I had. How about you? Do you realize that you as a parent are in a 'war?' Do you realize that you are also in a personal war to be more obedient to God and set a good example to your children too. Ouch....The act of disciplining our children is the easy part really. All of us are critics and pointing out faults in others, even out own children (and some really like this part of parenting by the way) is natural. Remember the war today - remember your own personal war first though. It's easy to be hard on someone else, easy to be easy on yourself. Don't think that by pointing out the faults in others it is some kind of gift you have. It's not. It's just annoying and unholy, ungodly really more like what a friend of mine call being an 'ass'aholic. (Thank you Bobby.) Fight today, but choose your battles wisely.
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May, 2008
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