Stirred By The Scriptures

I have some more thoughts out of this past weekend’s message…

Someone came up to me after one of the services and ask if it was possible that the harsh letter Winston Churchill’s father wrote him wasn’t the very thing that motivated him to greatness. My answer is - I guess that is possible. Having said that I would also add that there is no way that those words didn’t do damage to his soul. I believe that parents wrestle with how to use words in raising kids unlike no one else. We face issues of motivation, discipline and correction. We face the difficult concept of “tough love.” So what is right and what crosses over a line? I do know this carrying out my role as parent is never to be an excuse to use words that would violate my responsibility as a Christ follower. I need to not only prayerfully consider not only my words but the motivation in my heart for why I would use those words. I know personally I had to apologize to each of our girls for poor choices in the words I used with them. I am so grateful that God forgives and so did my kids.