5/10/20 Frederico (see HERE)
Ever try to convince someone else of what you really aren’t
sure of yourself? The hypocrisy is
impossible to hide, and nowhere is it more obvious than when parents try to pass
along Christian values and beliefs to their children when they’ve never taken
ownership of them for themselves.
Parenthood is a big responsibility, but I wasn’t trying to
add an additional burden on the shoulders of a young father named Frederico I
talked with while shopping at Menards. I
told him how God said that as parents we are to “Fix these words of mine in
your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your
foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home
and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
In other words, as parents we are to become so familiar with
God’s words and truths that they become a natural part of our everyday life and
the lessons we teach our children on a daily basis, not something we relegate
to a professional at church and certainly not something we just hope they learn
for themselves somehow.
Frederico admitted that he had never really taken ownership
of the Christian faith he had grown up with, and I was trying to show him that
to do so now not only affects his own salvation and ongoing relationship with
God, but that it will also have a profound effect on his children and the
future of his family.
Jesus said ““Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke
is easy and my burden is light.”
I wasn’t so much adding an additional burden on the
shoulders of a young father, but just trying to help him with the one he
already has.
Thanks, Frederico, for allowing me to record our
conversation! It can be seen at https://youtu.be/YeAdBi95J68
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