Fifth Commandment

"Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you."  - Deuteronomy 5:16

I have to admit that I do suffer from a secular worldview and sometimes have to work to act from a biblical perspective. It is not always readily apparent what is meant by certain principles. Or where the line is drawn. For instance, what exactly is meant by "honor your father and your mother"? Does that mean do whatever your parents say? Does it mean anything your parents want to do is ok? I think we can agree that that is not the case. Can I honor my father and vehemently disagree with him? Can I honor my mother and draw boundaries in our relationship? Are these questions a sign of being schooled in situational ethics?

Anyway, just a thought...

 

Blessings Not Seen

Have you ever prayed for something, longed for something, hoped for something so much that you didn't even notice when you got it? Well, it's been a long time coming now but I think I finally get it.

There has been something I have wanted with my whole heart. At first I blamed others for not getting it. Then I thought that maybe I didn't get it because I didn't really deserve it. But now I realize that while it may not look like I thought it would, I have received the blessing I have been praying for. And no, I still don't deserve it. The limits that I sometimes feel are wrapped around this blessing constraining it are there only of my own making.

This probably makes no sense whatsoever to you. But to me and to my family it makes all the difference in the world!