"You NEVER talk back to your parents, whether you are right or wrong. You are NEVER disrespectful. If you refuse to obey them, you are kicked out of the village. Sometimes, you are killed."
This isn't just an idea from ancient days. This was said in my class last night by a student from Africa. Did you know that, in other cultures, children are never allowed to be disrespectful to their parents? It simply isn't tolerated. Seems so foreign to us, and indeed it is, for we are taught to stand up for ourselves and think independently. Not always a bad thing... but sometimes it teaches us to go our own way instead of walking in obedience.
We don't obey our parents.
We don't obey our God.
When we don't learn to submit to our parents, it's hard to learn to submit to Him.
Will we ever be able to give up control and simply follow Him?
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