Any parent that has been through dealing with a rebellious child will clearly understand the example that I am about to give.
You who are a mother or father and you say, “I’ve done my best to raise my child the right way. I worked two jobs and gave all of the money I earned so that we could live in a good area for them to go to the best schools. I always took time to teach them and talk to them when they went through hardships. If I had to, I would go without food for them to be able to eat. Now after years of sacrifice, they treat me disrespectfully and don’t listen to anything I say….”
My question for you is this; with them disrespecting you so badly, would you go out of your way to do nice things for them still? Would you break your back to give them things that make them happy? Would you ignore the way they are treating you and still shower them with kindness? I doubt it. Of course you will always love them and do your best to help them. But when they are disrespecting you, you are not going to do a bunch of extra nice stuff for them just for the sake of it, because they are not treating you right.
God is the same.
He says,
“..those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.”
1 Samuel 2:30
A parent will “lightly esteem” the child that is rebellious or disrespectful, because the way the child is acting is not right and a good parent will never condone wrong behavior. So God also can not condone wrong behavior. We must pay attention to His will and choose to obey it. It doesn’t have to always be easy, nor does it have to always agree with what we want. What is important is obedience. When I obey and acknowledge God, then He will acknowledge me by blessing me and giving to me everything I need in my life.
May the God of the Bible bless you
Bishop Joshua Fonseca
