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Things Moms Say, #1

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Karen True in food for thought

Every Mom needs a stash of tried and true phrases with which they can “train up” their children. Anita Renfroe’s rendition of parenting cliches is the best ever. I have used most of them from, “If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too,” to the ubiquitous, “Because I said so!” Every now and then, though, I try to cultivate a new pearl of wisdom with a bit more lasting value. So here is one of my best shots…

God hates sin because it hurts the people He loves.

Every now and then one of my kids will say something hurtful about themselves. 

I’m not good at anything.
I’m just dumb.

We’ve all thought similar things about ourselves, but when I hear my own children say such things, I feel the mama bear rise up in me and say, “You can’t say that about someone I love!”

I don’t like it when someone does something hurtful to people I love…even when that person is themselves. Neither does God.

I’m not sure where we got the idea that God is the great referee in the sky who is for the other team. Watching with an eye for failure.  Cheering when we fall. Ready to kick us when we’re down. That’s not the God of the Bible.

God has zero tolerance for sin but not because He’s checking us against the great playbook in the sky. God doesn’t put up with sin because it hurts those who are nearest to His heart. Mess with His dear ones, and you’ve got some explaining to do…even if the one you’re messing with is yourself.