Monday, August 24, 2015

Sleepovers and Protecting Our Children's Hearts

A few weeks back there was a lot fuss about allowing our children to attend sleepovers.  Some were adamant that given the state of the world, they would never allow their kids to attend a sleepover at a non-believers home.  But, they were OK with their kids friends staying at their home overnight.

 Here's the deal...by keeping our children from others and requiring that all sleepovers be at our homes, we are sending the message that we don't trust anyone but us...and yet, expect others to trust us with their children. Isn't that hypocritical?

Another point: during the time of the first church, Rome's influence was everywhere. Roman Gods and pagan ceremonies, including ritual sex with prostitutes, were open and available for all to see. How did early Christian parents protect their children from such influences. You can't hide their little eyes 100% of the time.

You can, however, infuse them with God's Word and pray for their infilling of the Holy Spirit such that they are armored up against those influences. That, in fact, they are able to influence their world around them more than be influenced by it.

It comes down to "knowing" and trusting what you know.

You need to KNOW God, His Word, the Holy Spirit...and trust them IN you.

You need to KNOW your friends, neighbors, family and trust your instincts, intuition and the prompting of the Holy Spirit about them.

You need to KNOW the ways and means of the enemy, to anticipate his moves and strategies...to pray against them and trust the Holy Spirit's influence in your life when making your moves.

When things go wrong (as they often do) you need to KNOW God's grace and trust in His ability to see you and your children thru it. There may be scars, but scars are stories. And stories of grace, forgiveness, mercy and redemption are what the world needs more than anything today...to give them hope.

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