Occupying through parenting 3

It’s Worship Wednesday, and I was scrolling on Threads when I saw a post by a lady saying she intentionally gets to church late just to skip praise and worship because she’s only there for the Word. She prefers to walk in and find the man or woman of God already on the pulpit teaching. I just thought to myself, “Ma’am, what kind of half-baked Christian mindset is this?” I kept reading, and honestly, the comments said exactly what was on my mind. One man even asked, “So what do you plan to do in heaven when we’re worshipping God? Stay home and tend a garden? Do you even plan on going to heaven? It might be boring for you.”

And it really got me thinking, there are people who deliberately avoid praise and worship but still desire heaven, where the Bible says we will worship God day and night. You want to hear the Word of a God you don’t worship? That just doesn’t add up. It’s clearly part of Scripture, yet we pick and choose what we feel like doing, then go on social media to post these grey-area statements to people we’re supposed to be leading to Christ. Anyone following that example will end up thinking it’s okay to give God only half of what He asks.

That being said, please be careful about what you post on social media. Stop sharing things that can lead people astray. “It’s my phone!” Yes, we know, but the thousands following you are God’s targeted sheep. All these emotional outbursts, the slander against believers and churches sometimes it’s better to stay away from the keyboard. You won’t die if you don’t comment on that tweet or post. If you feel the urge, switch off your phone and come back when you’re in a better state of mind. Please, I’m begging you, yielded people, wisdom is profitable to direct, so let it guide your speech and what you choose to post.

Don’t chase followers at the expense of the Kingdom. This Kingdom is too important to be misrepresented by those who claim to be part of it. “It’s not that deep” no, it is. It’s very deep. Infact it’s deeper than the ocean. It really is. Let’s worship God the way He wants to be worshipped. Let no one create their own way or set of rules. This Kingdom already has a path, let’s follow it. Let’s do things by the Spirit and by the Word. I truly hope we understand this, because it needed to be said so we don’t get carried away by wrong doctrines and unprofitable ways of living.

We’re still on the topic of occupying through parenting, and I’m honestly amazed at how many parents and even soon-to-be parents have connected with this. I’m so blessed reading your comments. I do hope, though, that you’ll move from commenting on WhatsApp or Instagram and share your thoughts here too, there’s a comment box right at the bottom of the page. Anyhoo, I was reading the book of 1 Kings last night and guys… King David’s sons? I had to clap my hands and shout hallelujah, hosanna! I shout hallelujah 57.5 times! Excussssssssssssse moi?

I was shocked to discover he had yet another son who was just as problematic, but this time the Bible makes it clear that his father played a role in shaping that character. David himself contributed to it. Let’s read it before you think I’m just adding spice to my blog, LOL.

“Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, ‘Why are you doing that?’ Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome.”  1 Kings 1:6 (NLT

Please read the passage if you can. This boy went and practically ordained himself as king while his father was still alive. Do you know where that kind of confidence came from? “Nobody will question me. Nobody will tell me I’m wrong.” His father had never corrected him. That mindset of “my child is fine, leave my child alone” can be dangerous because before you know it, the child begins to rot in their thinking and even desires to take your place. Do you realise that you can be a good person and still raise children who end up giving you a bad name?

Our children are meant to occupy, but they cannot do so if they are never taught how, and if they are never corrected. Some parents hate correcting their children please, send them to my mother, she’ll do it free of charge, lol. My apostle always says if your child doesn’t cry when they are little, you will cry when they are older. Sometimes correction will make your child cry, but it’s far better than allowing behaviour that will mature into something you can no longer control. Why should a child be allowed to sip alcohol at five? “Let him taste!” that’s very foolish. Then at 25, you’re searching for a rehab centre or deliverance.

Please, let’s be careful. We are called to occupy, and God has already instructed us to teach our children His ways so they may know Him. As the Bible says, “Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.” Proverbs 22:6 (NLT). Yes, they may stray even when you’ve done your best, but do your best anyway because what you’ve planted in them will always remain, and they can return to it. I hope you’ve been blessed. I love you. Remember to worship God this worship Wednesday.

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