"...in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes."
2 Corinthians 2:11(NIV)
How I wish we could see the cost of each of our choices as clearly as a price tag on items in a store. If I know how much something is going to cost me, I make such wiser choices. But we have an enemy who schemes against us to keep the cost of dumb decisions concealed until it's too late. Satan wants to defeat, discourage, and destroy our families. His attacks are not just willy-nilly attempts to trip us up or knock us down. He wants to take us out. That's why, as parents, we've got to boldly fight for our families. We must get intentional with teaching our kids to think through their choices. And we must get intentional about modeling good choices as well. Do you know why Satan's tactics are called schemes in 2 Corinthians 2:10-11? A scheme is a plan, design, or program of action. Satan's schemes are well thought through plans specifically targeted to do three things: 1. To increase your desire for something outside the will of God. 2. To make you think giving in to a weakness is no big deal. 3. To minimize your ability to think through the consequences of falling to this temptation. Satan is a master of keeping that cost hidden until it's too late. Sweet sisters, I think this is something worth thinking about. And I think it is something worth talking to our kids about. Think of age appropriate examples of how costly wrong choices can be. Be real and raw and bold as you walk them through different scenarios of temptations they will face.
=> Thank You for the warning Daddy =] <3>
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