tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383690571876717897.post32613731296424238..comments2023-06-21T10:00:43.306-05:00Comments on Search Me O God: TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383690571876717897.post-66043254250303690172007-08-27T07:40:00.000-05:002007-08-27T07:40:00.000-05:00Rose,Thank you for taking the time to comment. I ...Rose,<BR/>Thank you for taking the time to comment. I find it interesting to meet new people in this type of forum.<BR/><BR/>I remember back to my younger years and can recall a young fella who, if he knew the immediate consequences of an action, might weigh whether the consequences were worth paying. Unfortunately, the price tag on disobedience has a lot of fine print on the back of it. It really costs more than what the tag says. Thanks for commenting.<BR/><BR/>V,<BR/>Always good to hear from you. You know, thinkin 'bout this, Josiah began to rule when he was 8 and at 18 began to institute his greatest reforms. I am beginning to think that the adage', they are having to grow up to fast, has just been an excuse for them not to grow up at all. And yet, I think a 2-5 year old are more awed by a butterfly than a teenager. I think we have failed to teach them (and be taught) the transition from child to adult. We have allowed this "teenage" transition period for which I think the Scriptures would not agree. Child or Adult, but no metamorphosis in between. Kind of like salvation, you really cannot be half-saved or half-lost. You may be an adult who acts like a child but you are still an adult. You may be a child who has the wisdom of an adult, but you are still a child. The teenage years are an excuse to wander in the wilderness trying and testing anything we want simply for the sake of it. I wonder if I relived those years now, knowing what I now know, if it would truly make a difference in the way I would act. I would surely hope so but it would be an interesting experience/experiment don't you think?<BR/><BR/>Finally, when adults do not behave like adults, why should we expect anything different from the younger? You have nailed that pointedly. Thank you for the food for thought.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14616108342223765777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383690571876717897.post-17198043281184080862007-08-25T17:55:00.000-05:002007-08-25T17:55:00.000-05:00Luke, we cannot please our Lord without our faith ...Luke, we cannot please our Lord without our faith in Him. And all too often it is our faith that is questionable, is it not when we fail to follow God's precepts and principles. He lays it all out so clearly for us, yet we choose to go our own way and then beg God to bail us out of our mess and when He leaves us to the consequences of our own choices, we rail at Him and cry foul.<BR/>I think the main reason youth and anyone chooses disobedience over obedience is lack of awe, absence of love and impotent faith. We do ourselves and our youth a disservice when we do not honor God with our actions as well as ourlips before them. Don't you think? great post as usual. selahVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383690571876717897.post-23162821985829533682007-08-25T17:20:00.000-05:002007-08-25T17:20:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing these wise thoughts, Luke. I...Thank you for sharing these wise thoughts, Luke. I think we have done our young people a great disservice by trying to "scare" them into doing what's right. We need to be teaching them that what's important is obeying what God's Word says. When we get that truth into their hearts, they are much less tempted to get into compromising situations, or think they are "exempt" because they are young.<BR/><BR/>Even though I haven't commented until now, I have enjoyed reading your posts, and comments elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>God bless you!Ramblin' Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09168329627576797770noreply@blogger.com