Tuesday; August 9
When I was younger, I remember that some of the conversations I had with my parents ended with those dreaded words, “Because I told you so”. I may not be able to recall what started the discussion, but these final words still stick in my ears. My folks were not abusive or even oppressive. In fact, they might even visit with me about the rationale behind their decisions, but there would eventually come a point in time when the line was drawn in the sand. They were the parents and they had made their decision. Now, the reason I bring this up has less about how we should parent and more to do with how we should accept our Father’s decisions. We live in a time that was born out of questioning authority. We are a few generations into a belief that decisions have to be explained. We feel that there are few (if any) absolutes. While this may be the way our society functions, that isn’t God’s way. Yes, for Him, there are still absolutes and there are times when the best justificati