November 16, 2007

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  Sometimes
  I get so overwhelmed with all the concerns of this world...the phone
  calls we get to contribute to this cause or that cause or something I read in
  the news that breaks my heart and I want to fix it.
  Then
  I remember that the Lord is in control of everything, yet, I want to
  know where do I draw the line in the things I might be able to do
  something about.  My #1 concern is to be a help meet to my husband and
  respect and encourage him in all he does and #2 is to train up my
  children.  We train them up, we teach them how to keep their paths
  straight and honor the Lord in all they do.
  I
  have come to really realize we change the world through our children.  They
  take what we have taught them and run even further with it.  They take
  the lessons and grow them into their own.  They take it all to the next
  level and then pass it on to their children and on it goes.  We have to
  look at it like that...a biblical vision for the future generations.  We must be diligent so we do not lead them astray and teach them wrong.  It will effect every generation to come.
  So...the
  anger comes in when I see the enemy sneaking in and playing his
  mesmerizing tune to hypnotize the senses out of people and governments
  etc..   To quote Ken Ham....it is time to put on your "Biblical Glasses." 
  Get them on my friends!  That is the only way we are going to be able
  to see through the smokey haze this "character" blows out over the land.
  As adults we have the huge responsibility to protect our children from evil...wouldn't you all agree?

  I
  have a son who dreads going to the grocery store....not because of the
  shopping but because of the check out line.  He does not know where to
  look.  He stares at me...looks in the cart...or the candy rack.  The
  ends are filled with all those senseless magazines...and ones like Cosmopolitan and
  the likes...even some of the bridal magazine covers don't leave much to
  the imagination.  He
  has no where else to look.  We strive for
  modesty and righteousness.  There are just some things that are supposed
  to be kept private and kept only for our spouses or future spouses....a
  gift...a special treasure to be honored.  I am so very grateful for the discerning young man my son has become.  He knows when to shield his eyes and he avoids, to the best of his ability, any situation he can that would cause him to do otherwise which includes his avoidance of television (yes people...even football games on tv) and many films.  We live in a sin filled world and we need to do all in our power to protect our children, especially our young men. 
  As mother's of daughters we too must be diligent to show them by example and instruction how our dress or conduct can and will harm these young fellows, let alone their own reputations.  
  My two look out for each other  every day.  Will has always been the modesty barometer for his sister.  She would check with him if her daddy was not at home...often she'd check with both of them.  She and I always screen the catalogs (and sadly even the newspaper) that come in our door for Will.

  There is an article (Becoming a Bear)
  in the latest No Greater Joy magazine written by their son Gabriel Pearl....and this
  article articulates what I feel when seeing the blindness around us. 
  Yes,
  I am like a momma bear.  Don't mess with my cubs or their friends, directly or indirectly. 

  Our children...all children..are BLESSINGS from the Lord. 
  I am going to stand in the gap, as a momma bear, the best I am able. 
  Anyone out there care to join me?

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