Home Security
I asked my 9 yr old the other night to shut the blinds on one of the downstairs’ windows. It was bedtime and we were straightening up the playroom and winding down the day. About an hour or so later I came back downstairs to realize that the door was unlocked. Hmmm…interesting I thought. Quite the oversight. I had asked my son to shut the blinds to one of the windows so no one could see in – just a simple home security measure. YET, I overlooked the fact that less than 10 feet away was a door that was left completely unlocked.
It got me thinking about how we sometimes parent. We often try to shield our kids from stuff…and often wisely so. Bad movies. Bad video games. The bad kid at school, etc. But yet, like the unlocked door that was overlooked, we can miss the most obvious danger threatening our kid’s safety: the overwhelming fact that there is an ENEMY looking to destroy them.
If our lives are committed to Christ, we can expect spiritual warfare. And not just on us, the adults. Satan wants to destroy the family. He wants to build up hatred in your kids – towards you, towards others, towards the church. It’s real and can’t be ignored.
So yes, of course, look for the “blinds” in your kid’s life. Look for the things that perhaps you can control and the Godly influences you can indeed put around them. But while we do that, we must not overlook the unlocked door. Let’s teach our kids the Word. Pray over them daily. Model for them a life sold out to following Jesus. Don’t give the Devil a FOOTHOLD. Make the JOSHUA declaration: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
January 3, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Great post and valuable lesson. This year I am praying for all the families I love that they would teach their children the ways of the lord and that they would protect their homes from satan.. Also glad your back to blogging.