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August 16, 2004 Creative Connection Weekly Devotional I Don't - Kid CEO by Ed Young This family funnel cloud of the kid-centric home has been picking up speed over the past several decades and is spinning out of control. Families today are cranking out rebellious, selfish, sassy, irresponsible children. And, sadly, the same funnel cloud has been leaving wrecked marriage after wrecked marriage in its wake. This was not God's design for the family. We love our kids. We want the best for them. But we must understand that making our children the center of the family universe is not in their best interest, and it is certainly not in the best interest of the marriage relationship. From the very beginning in Genesis, the obvious scriptural priority in the family unit is marriage. Marriage must take priority over every relationship in the home. In order to understand why a spouse-centric home is best for everyone, including the children, we need to come up with a working definition of parenting. Parenting is the process of teaching and training your children to leave. I didn't pull this definition out of thin air. It comes straight from the principles found in God's word regarding parenting. Let's pull apart this definition and look at each facet of our God-given responsibility as parents. Teaching-Deuteronomy 6:7: "You shall teach them diligently (them being the commandments of the Lord) to your sons and shall talk to them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up." Training-Proverbs 22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go. Even when he is old, he will not depart from it." Leaving-Genesis 2:24: "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Children are supposed to leave and parents are supposed to stay. Ed Young, The Creative Marriage (Fellowship Resources, 2002) For more information about relationships and other subjects, visit the Creative Connection website: www.creativeconnection.org C 2004 Creative Connection ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/241/1698058.aspx * Copyright C 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. 1698058 ____________________________________________________________ Online predators know that more kids are online in the summer than at any other time of year. Research shows that 90% of children between 8-16 have viewed pornography on the internet. Not because they are looking for it but because porn is looking for them. Don't be a victim. Porn-proof your home with Bsafe.com http://l.salemweb.net/bsafe0604/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
