Todays Lesson is compiled from a Reading Plan created by Parenting by Design, a Fort Worth ministry devoted to teaching parents to lead their children the way God, Our Perfect Parent, leads His children. I express my gratitude to YouVersion for their generosity in providing Parenting by Design Daily Devotional. Biblical Source: Nahum 3:14 CEVUS06: Your city is under attack. Haul in extra water! Strengthen your defenses! Start making bricks! Stir the mortar! Todays Lesson: Do Your Compromises Crumble Your Integrity? The Israelites built gates and walls around their cities as a means of protection. The Assyrians attacked these walls with long poles that were chiseled to a point at the end. They used them like a toothpick, chipping away at the small stones in the wall. Although it was not a fearsome weapon, it was effective over time as the entire wall eventually crumbled. Ironically, that was how the great Assyrian city of Nineveh fell, by stripping away the bricks in the walls, one by one, until they crumbled! Insight: In the same way, the small compromises we make in life may seem harmless at the time, but each one tends to chip away at the framework of our integrity. It could be making an excuse for our children when they are late for school, or replacing things they lose instead of empathetically holding them accountable. It may be allowing an underage son to have a beer at home because we think hell be less likely to drink and drive. Over time, we may find we have drifted from the truth of the Gospel and the Godly example Our Perfect Parent has called us to be. Parenting with Grace: Through your words and actions teach your children that you dont let compromises undermine your integrity. ************ A generous thank you to Parenting by Design for providing their daily devotional. Please visit: ParentingbyDesign for more information about Parenting by Design.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:19:34 +0000
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