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Ðnature€ð!ð€but€to€limit€the€Christian€life€to€these€instructions€is€far€from€Godððs€€plan€for€each€of€hisÐ ¶'#" Ðchildren.Ð ¢(ò## ÐÌThe€foundation€of€a€successful€Christian€life€is€to€know€and€to€follow€the€will€of€God.€€There€is€aÐ z*Ê%% Ðgreat€difference€between€doing€right€and€following€the€will€of€God!€Peter€€was€doing€"right"€by€beingÐ f+¶&& Ða€fisherman,€but€he€gave€up€this€"right€activity"€to€€follow€the€Lordððs€will€(Mark€1:16-18).€We€areÐ ° Ðclearly€taught€in€Jeremiah10:23€òòthat€€the€way€of€man€is€not€in€himself:€it€is€not€in€man€that€walkethÐ œì Ðto€direct€his€stepsóó.€€Proverbs€3:5,6€then€provides€the€solution€for€manððs€inability.€òòTrust€in€the€LORD€Ð ˆØ Ðwith€all€thine€heart;€and€lean€not€unto€thine€own€understanding.€In€all€thy€ways€€acknowledge€him,Ð tÄ Ðand€he€shall€direct€thy€pathsóó.€There€is€only€one€way€for€Godððs€€people€to€live€and€this€is€thoroughlyÐ `° Ðdealt€with€from€Genesis€through€Revelation€ð!ð€fully€yielding€to€the€will€of€God€for€every€moment€ofÐ L œ Ðoneððs€life.€òòI€beseech€you€€therefore,€brethren,€by€the€mercies€of€God,€that€ye€present€your€bodies€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðliving€€sacrifice,€holy,€acceptable€unto€God,€which€is€your€reasonable€serviceóó.€Rom.2:1€òòAnd€he€€saidÐ $ t Ðto€them€all,€If€any€man€will€come€after€me,€let€him€deny€himself,€and€take€up€his€€cross€daily,€andÐ  ` Ðfollow€me.óó€Luke:23€How€does€this€belief€of€"just€do€right"€on€the€part€of€parents€affect€the€trainingÐ ü L  Ðof€€children?€If€we€believe€that€life€boils€down€to€"just€do€right,"€then€we€will€freely€€open€to€childrenÐ è 8  Ðall€of€the€options€of€"right,"€and€in€doing€so€we€will€greatly€reduce€€parental€direction.€Of€course,€thisÐ Ô$  Ðis€easier€for€us€and€more€pleasant€for€the€€children.€There€is€little€conflict,€because€children€basicallyÐ À  Ðget€to€do€what€they€want.€€We€ask€them€what€they€want€for€supper€(and€Mom€runs€a€restaurant,Ð ¬ü  Ðfixing€€different€things€for€each€child€from€the€"right€foods"€that€are€in€the€kitchen),€we€€give€childrenÐ ˜è  Ðmany€opportunities€to€choose€right€by€asking€them€where€they€want€to€€go,€what€they€want€to€do,Ð „Ô  Ðwhere€they€want€to€sit,€etc.€In€other€words,€the€children€in€€are€allowed€to€direct€in€many€formerlyÐ pÀ Ðadult€decisions€by€making€"right"€choices.€As€well€as€learning€that€they€can€rule€over€those€inÐ \¬ Ðauthority,€children€are€also€€learning€to€choose€that€which€pleases€them€the€most.€They€are€leaningÐ H˜ Ðto€"have€it€€their€way,"€restricted,€of€course,€to€"that€which€is€right."€When€they€grow€up€they€€chooseÐ 4„ Ðfrom€"right"€careers€(doctor,€lawyer,€plumber,€preacher,€businessman,€etc.)€€But,€God€clearly€wantsÐ  p Ðto€direct€in€these€things.€òòThat€he€no€longer€should€live€the€rest€€of€his€time€in€the€flesh€to€the€lusts€ofÐ  \ Ðmen,€but€to€the€will€of€Godóó.€1€Peter€4:2€A€€preacher€is€called€by€God,€but€so€is€a€Christian€plumberÐ øH Ðin€a€calling€of€God.€Each€€has€a€ministry,€but€usually€with€different€people.€When€God€is€to€directÐ ä4 Ðmy€life,€then€€it€is€wrong€to€do€a€"right€thing"€when€He€has€not€so€directed.€Although€we€might€€thinkÐ Ð  Ðit€is€right€to€live€just€about€anywhere,€every€location€is€wrong€for€me€except€€the€location€to€whichÐ ¼  ÐGod€clearly€directs.Ð ¨ø ÐÌDo€children€need€to€learn€how€to€make€choices€so€that€they€can€someday€direct€their€€own€lives?€NoÐ €Ð Ðð!ð€because€according€to€Jeremiah€10:23€this€is€not€possible!€But,€it€is€€proper€to€give€children€someÐ l¼ Ðexperience€in€making€simple€choices,€but€òòonlyóó€within€€the€framework€of€authority.€It€must€be€aÐ X ¨ Ðstructured€situation€with€the€adults€clearly€€in€charge.€"Do€you€want€an€apple€or€an€orange?"€In€otherÐ D!” Ðwords,€"You€have€a€€choice€but€the€choice€is€directed€by€me."€And,€the€adult€authority€continues€ð!ðÐ 0"€  Ð"Even€€though€you€can€freely€choose,€I€am€still€in€charge€and€can€direct€you€in€how€you€eat€€theÐ #l! Ðchosen€item."Ð $X" ÐÌIt€is€the€trend€for€those€in€the€world€around€us€to€abdicate€(to€children)€their€role€of€€authority€andÐ à%0!$ Ðadult€wisdom.€Children€are€often€treated€as€"little€adults"€rather€€than€those€in€training€to€be€adults.Ð Ì&"% ÐOn€several€occasions€while€exhibiting€books€at€a€€homeschool€convention€we€have€seen€childrenÐ ¸'#& Ðbeing€given€their€"rights."€A€parent€€who€had€previously€looked€at€one€of€our€Bible€courses€wouldÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthen€bring€the€child€to€€the€table€and€ask,€"Do€you€think€you€would€like€to€do€this€book€this€year?"Ð )à$( ÐThe€€child€would€then€take€one€quick€flip€through€the€book,€shake€his€head,€and€wander€€off.€HowÐ |*Ì%) Ðconfused€these€children€must€be€to€be€placed€into€a€position€in€which€they€€have€no€true€ability€toÐ h+¸&* Ðfunction.€Children€cannot€possibly€know€what€they€need€to€€study€to€become€useful€adults.€AlthoughÐ ° Ðwe€need€not€stifle€their€interests,€it€is€likely€€that€the€things€that€are€the€most€difficult€and€least€likedÐ œì Ðand€those€things€that€are€€the€most€needed€as€a€part€of€their€training!€Are€children€equipped€to€makeÐ ˆØ Ðgood€€choices€about€what€they€should€study€to€become€adults€who€are€useful€in€Godððs€€service?€AsÐ tÄ Ðhighly€as€we€may€think€of€our€own€children€they€are€still€children,€and€€have€no€ability€to€direct€inÐ `° Ðtheir€own€training.€A€child€knows€nothing€about€being€an€€adult€and€therefore€cannot€make€choicesÐ L œ Ðabout€what€he€needs€for€the€future.€God€€has€given€children€to€parents€for€òòthe€parentsóó€to€direct€themÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€òòall€their€pathsóó€(Prov.€€3:5,6)€until€such€a€time€when€they€leave€our€authority€and€He€becomes€theirÐ $ t ÐGuide.€òòWilt€thou€not€from€this€time€cry€unto€me,€My€father,€thou€art€the€guide€of€my€youth?€óóJer.€3:4Ð  ` ÐMuch€of€childhood€may€consist€of€providing€forceful€direction€to€our€children.€As€€òòthe€kingððs€heartÐ ü L  Ðis€in€the€hand€of€the€LORD,€as€the€rivers€of€water:€he€turneth€it€€whithersoever€he€willóó€(€Prov.€21:1),Ð è 8  Ðso€the€childððs€heart€and€life€must€be€directed€by€€the€parents.€Children€are€not€born€with€the€desireÐ Ô$  Ðor€ability€to€willingly€submit€to€€authority!€òòThe€wicked€are€estranged€from€the€womb:€they€go€astrayÐ À  Ðas€soon€as€they€be€€born,€speaking€liesóó.€Ps.€58:3€The€"terrible€twosðð€reveal€the€raw,€unbridled€heart,Ð ¬ü  Ðand€€although€most€soon€learn€to€outwardly€conform€to€some€degree,€the€vast€majority€€continue€intoÐ ˜è  Ðadulthood,€in€their€hearts,€with€the€attitude€of,€"I€will....",€"I€want...."€€and€"I€wonððt..."€HumbleÐ „Ô  Ðsubmission€to€authority€is€the€most€important€goal€that€€parents€must€attempt€to€achieve€in€the€firstÐ pÀ Ðeighteen€years€of€life.Ð \¬ ÐÌThis€is€òòtraining,€óóa€fulfillment€of€Proverbs€22:1€òòð!ð€Train€up€a€child€in€the€way€he€should€€go:€and€whenÐ 4„ Ðhe€is€old,€he€will€not€depart€from€it.óó€Later€in€the€lives€of€our€children€€our€hope€is€that€following€theÐ  p Ðauthority€of€the€Lord€will€be€òòwilling€óórather€than€€forced.€òòAnd€he€said,€Blessed€be€the€LORD€God€ofÐ  \ Ðmy€master€Abraham,€who€hath€not€€left€destitute€my€master€of€his€mercy€and€his€truth:€Ôb  ÔòòI€being€in€theÐ øH ÐwayóóÔb.Ô,€the€LORD€led€€me€to€the€house€of€my€masterððs€brethrenóó.€Gen.€24:27€Abrahamððs€servant€wasÐ ä4 Ðstating€€that€his€desire€had€been€to€stay€in€Godððs€will€every€step€of€the€trip€ð!ð€and€by€€following€eachÐ Ð  Ðstep€of€Godððs€direction€we€see€his€desire€accomplished€ð!ð€òòthe€Lord€led€€me€to€the€house€of€myÐ ¼  Ðmasterððs€brethren.Ð ¨ø ÐÌóóWe€must€listen€carefully€to€the€language€of€our€children.€Most€children€will€not€€willfully€and€openlyÐ €Ð Ðdefy€authority,€but€they€will€often€"test€the€waters."€When€they€€find€something€to€say€that€they€thinkÐ l¼ Ðwill€cause€the€one€in€authority€to€make€some€€changes,€you€can€be€sure€that€they€will€make€much€useÐ X ¨ Ðof€these€words!€A€child€who€€says,€"Iððm€bored"€should€only€be€allowed€to€say€this€once.€This€is€aÐ D!” Ðveiled€attempt€to€€get€the€adult€to€respond€by€changing€the€original€plans€to€something€the€childÐ 0"€  Ðwants€€to€do.€(Since€you€are€the€one€who€has€given€him€this€"boring"€task,€you€should€jump€€to€hisÐ #l! Ðservice€and€withdraw€your€"poor"€command).€A€child€who€says,€"Do€I€have€€to?"€should€discoverÐ $X" Ðthat€this€is€a€statement€that€is€not€to€be€said€again.€Never€allow€€your€children€to€enter€into€aÐ ô$D # Ð"wrestling€match"€to€see€who€will€come€out€on€top€and€€get€his€will.€"I€donððt€like€to€do€that"€shouldÐ à%0!$ Ðhave€a€response€similar€to,€"You€may€€not€like€to€do€that,€but€that€is€what€you€must€do."€ChildrenÐ Ì&"% Ðshould€not€be€allowed€to€€make€bargains€ð!ð€"òòIfóó€I€do€that,€can€I...."€Your€answer€must€be€a€firm€"NO.Ð ¸'#& ÐPlease€do€€what€I€have€told€you€to€do€and€then€you€are€welcome€to€make€a€further€request,€but€€weÐ ¤(ô#' Ðwonððt€bargain€for€privileges!€Early€in€life€children€can€learn€who€is€in€charge,€€and€learn€not€to€"testÐ )à$( Ðthe€waters,"€but€this€can€only€be€accomplished€when€adults€€are€willing€to€mentally€screen€the€childððsÐ |*Ì%) Ðconversations€that€they€have€with€us.€Ð h+¸&* ЇWe€must€also€guard€our€own€language€when€dealing€with€our€children.€To€say€"Get€€your€schoolworkÐ ° Ðfinished,€O.K.?"€is€never€the€way€òòa€parentóó€should€speak€to€a€child.€€Although€it€sounds€harmless€andÐ œì Ðseems€to€be€"less€offensive"€to€our€tender-hearted€€little€one,€we€must€think€of€the€future.€Since€youÐ ˆØ Ðhave€given€a€command€that€€requires€the€childððs€approval,€there€may€come€a€day€when€it€may€not€beÐ tÄ ÐO.K.!€As€a€€parent,€always€keep€a€scriptural€relationship€of€parent€to€child.€The€parent,€training€€andÐ `° Ðguiding€the€child€in€the€place€of€the€Lord,€must€not€allow€the€child€to€usurp€his€€authority.€If€we€inÐ L œ Ðany€way€seek€our€childððs€approval€of€our€direction€in€his€life,€it€€wonððt€be€long€before€he€may€takeÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€opportunity€to€say€(in€nicer€words,€of€course),€€"No,€itððs€not€O.K."€Train€children€early€in€life€toÐ $ t Ðask€permission€for€everything.€This€establishes€your€€authority€in€all€areas€ð!ð€clothing,€T.V.€viewing,Ð  ` Ðfriends,€diet,€habits,€reading€material,€€etc.€Many€parents€allow€children€to€tell€them€what€they€areÐ ü L  Ðgoing€to€do€ð!ð€followed€€by€"O.K.?"€This€may€appear€to€be€harmless,€but€the€more€quick-thinkingÐ è 8  Ðchild€may€€take€the€opportunity€to€push€his€small€amount€of€authority€further.€Notice€the€likely€Ð Ô$  Ðprogression€as€we€move€into€the€early€teenage€yearsð!ð€"Iððm€going€to€Daveððs€house,€€O.K.?"€"IððmÐ À  Ðgoing€to€Daveððs€house."€"Iððm€going€out."€"Iððm€going."€A€small€erosion€€of€authority€is€takenÐ ¬ü  Ðadvantage€of€and€by€the€end€of€the€progression€you€have€lost€€the€authority€over€your€child.Ð ˜è  ÐÌWhen€you€move€to€a€new€location€and€rent€or€buy€a€place€to€live,€you€settle€in€the€€first€day€with€aÐ pÀ Ðthankful€heart€but€a€willingness€to€move€on€as€soon€as€the€Lord€so€€directs.€When€you€start€out€onÐ \¬ Ða€trip,€cannot€the€Lord€direct€in€His€way€and€in€His€€timing?€€Do€we€not€want€our€children€to€alsoÐ H˜ Ðrespond€to€our€direction€in€like€€manner?€"Youððve€let€me€play,€but€I€am€always€ready€and€willing€forÐ 4„ Ðyou€to€direct€€me€toward€another€activity€or€job."Ð  p ÐChildren€are€not€little€adults!€They€are€not€even€to€be€on€an€equal€footing€with€€adults.€They€areÐ  \ Ðinexperienced,€naive,€need€protection,€have€foolishness€bound€in€€them,€and€òòlike€adultsóó,€have€noÐ øH Ðresource€in€the€mind€to€successfully€direct€their€lives.€€Jer€10:23€òòO€LORD,€I€know€that€the€way€ofÐ ä4 Ðman€is€not€in€himself:€it€is€not€in€man€that€€walketh€to€direct€his€stepsóó.€If€it€is€not€a€human€capabilityÐ Ð  Ðto€successfully€direct€oneððs€€life€then€we€should€not€misguide€children€and€allow€them€to€think€theyÐ ¼  Ðhave€this€€ability!Ð ¨ø ÐÌÔÿÔò òA€Few€More€Basic€Ideasó óÔÿÔÐ €Ð ÐÌÓ€ (åx3 ÓÝ"‚±\"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚±\DÝÔ2åÔððÔ3  ÔÝ  Ý€Donððt€allow€the€young€child€who€kicks€to€get€out€of€your€arms€to€have€his€way.€He€€must€learn€toÐ X ¨ Ðallow€himself€to€be€held€until€the€adult€is€ready€to€release€him.€This€is€€an€important€stage€ofÐ D!” Ðrecognizing€just€who€is€in€charge!݃±\DDD݌Р0"€  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌØ! 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