Set the right example!

in #christianity6 years ago

He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father…had done.’ 2 Chronicles 26:4

The punch line in a cartoon reads, ‘No matter what we teach our children, they insist on behaving just like us!’ We smile, but it’s a very serious matter. One expert says, ‘We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are. ‘and that is just it. Your children may sometimes doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do. So:

  1. If you want them to have a quiet time with God, you have one.

  2. If you want your children to be in church, take them, don’t send them.

  3. If you don’t want your children using foul language, watch what comes out of your mouth.

  4. If you don’t want your children to smoke, drink, or do drugs, you leave them alone.

When you say one thing but do another your children may still love you, but eventually they’ll lose respect for you. And what’s worse, they’ll think, ‘If the principles you preach don’t work for you, why should I try them?’

Your example will have more impact than all your exhortations. Read these two Scriptures carefully. The first is found in the Old Testament: ‘He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father…had done.’ The second is found in the New Testament: ‘I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also’ (2 Timothy 1:5 NIV 2011 Edition). Thousands of years separate those people but the characters are still the same because we reproduce what we are.

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@kingjudah, if you downvoted my post because you believe it unworthy of being on Steemit, then that is your prerogative.

If however, you downvoted it in retaliation of me downvoting your friend's post here, which she cut and pasted from Time Magazine and presented as her own work then your reputation as a preacher will suffer in the eyes of those you minister.

Ask yourself if YOU did what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

Review the Eighth Commandment. Would the Lord ​approve of theft??

Perhaps this is an opportunity to Set the right example!

It seems to me you downvoted the wrong post! But, you have to live with that, not I.

I would upvote this worthy post of yours to show the right example, but it is too old to earn. I'll watch for another that I can help with,

I wish you well in your ministries!

CARRY ON!

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