The Practice Of Acceptance…

There’s a huge difference between parents that love their children and those who don’t. A big misconception these days is the practice of acceptance, and the lack of discipline. People think by accepting a person it equals loving that person. This is far from the truth. A loving parent disciplines their children because of that love. If a child starts behaving in a manner contrary to the Truth, opposing God’s ways, a parent must show the child that this pattern will eventually lead to their demise. Not only that, it may also hurt others in the process. A parent who doesn’t discipline their children, shows contempt towards them because they are not showing them that certain behaviors are bad. These consequences only grow in intensity as we age. Not showing our children, is like lying to them. When they get on their own, and consequences happen, they’ll hate their parents for not teaching them the truth about it. Love always gives us a choice, but it also warns us when we are in the wrong. Discipline is the process in which this concept takes place. Just as a parent disciplines a child, God disciplines us as well. When society tries to tell us to accept certain behaviors, and if we don’t, it tries to call us names and even punish us; we know it’s not out of its love for us, rather straight from Satan himself. Love does the hard things. It’s hard to speak the truth when someone is walking a path towards destruction, but love helps us warn them, and in the case of parenting, discipline our children, in order to show them true love cares enough to point you back to the right path. So the next time someone tries to tell you that acceptance is “love”, tell them “real love cares enough to tell you the truth”. And the truth is you’re walking away from God not towards Him. Lack of discipline tells us there’s a lack of love. Society today lacks true love. It’s our job to show the world where true love comes from, point them to Jesus, that way they at least are aware of their problem.

24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. Proverbs 13:24