Rebellious
I grew up with my own set of issues like a lot of other people. I remember my teenage years were a bit troublesome at times. I often thought I knew more than my parents and my grandparents. I understood what an idiot I had been. The older I got, the smarter my parents became. I don’t recall being blatant with disrespect. I did try sneaking around the rules a few times and got busted.
The teen years are when a person is in-between being a child and becoming an adult. I remember trying on different personalities. I didn’t know who I was but I wanted whoever I was to be “cool” and accepted.
I’m glad my parents weren’t living under the Old Testament law. I’m pretty sure I was rebellious enough to deserve the extreme punishment that was handed down in the law. Check this out…
18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19 his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. 20 They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’ 21 Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid. (Deuteronomy 21:18-21 NIV)
It would be wise for me to reflect on and measure my obedience to the Lord at this point in my life. I sometimes rebel now to what He’s calling me or prompting me to do. I still have a “thick head” sometimes. The Lord is my Father and I’m His kid. I am under His authority. He sets boundaries for me to protect me. He wants me to learn and grow so that my heart reflects His heart. He wants me to welcome Him into my life at all times – not just when it’s convenient or at certain times.
I want to be an obedient son before my Lord. I want to honor Him with the activities of my life. I want to surrender every part of me under His direction. I want Him to be large and in charge of all of me.
Pressing On!
Dwayne