It
made me think how in a way our family is like an airplane. The father
is the pilot; the mother is the co-pilot. The children are the
passengers.
The
decisions the parents make in life can drastically affect the
children.
Some
families tragically 'crash' and everyone on board is wounded and
hurt.
How
many children hurt because of their parents' marriage breakup, or
their parents' fighting? How many children are hurt because of a
parent's adultery? How many children are hardened towards God because
of their parents' hypocrisy?
Sometimes
it's the pilot—the father-- who is responsible for the damage done.
Either through the decisions he makes or through sin.
But
with the crash in France, it was the co-pilots fault. Apparently he
locked the pilot out of the cockpit, took over and crashed the plane.
And sometimes in families, it is the co-pilot—the mother--who does
the damage. The mother shuts the father out and takes control
herself. A guaranteed disaster!
This
sobered me. How we live and act as parents is so important. Like
pilots, we need to be a team, working together to get to the right
destination, not shutting each other out and fighting against each
other.
Mark
3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot
stand.
But
where are we leading our families? To Christ? To Heaven or Hell? To
safety or danger? Up or down? To religion or to a relationship with
God?
If
we are flying low, close to the mountains of sin and the world, guess
what? We'll probably crash into them.
Proverbs
14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh
it down with her hands.
Are
you building your home or are you tearing it down? The choice is
yours, but don't forget, your children will be affected by the choice
you make.
One
person's selfishness can cause so much heartache.
Don't
Crash Your Family!
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