We have really great kids. They are usually no trouble at all. Very spiritually minded. Sweet spirited. Of course, they are also human, and can work my last nerve sometimes, as I know I do to them occasionally.
We have been trying to teach them that it only matters what God thinks of them. As long as they are living to please Him, it's not important what their 'friends' think. Then came the reputation issue, and how important it is to have a good reputation.
'What's a reputation?'
'Well, that's what people think...of...you...um...'
'But didn't you say...'
'Uh...Oh look at the pretty horses!'
Any ideas, fellow bloggers?
Lord, watch over my children as they learn their place in this world. Keep them pure and innocent, and seeking after You. Help us to remember they are on loan to us from You and to take care of them the way You would. Thank you for their lives and the joys they bring.
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The first verse that came to my head was John 13:35
"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
God should be so evident in our lives that everyone would know we are disciples of Christ. However, doing this will make other people look down on us and maybe even treat us badly. This is where God lets us know that what other people think doens't matter. It will only be you and God on judgement day so you should only care about what God thinks. God wants us to have a good reputaion in his eyes so that on that day when we meet Jesus face to face, we too can be blameles.
"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:23
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