Two girls are walking down the street. They are having a jolly time and talking and giggling like most girls do. The sun is shining and it is the perfect day; when suddenly (you will understand this if you are from OR) the sky turns gray and the clouds roll in and it begins to rain. Both girls rummage through their bags to get out their umbrellas. One girls pulls our her pink flowery umbrella, opens it and it saved from the ferocious downpour. The other girl pulls out a seemingly fine plain black umbrella but when she opens it, nothing changes; she remains to get wet. she still gets wet because her umbrella is full of gaping holes that let the rain pour through.
Girls, your parents (or grandparents; guardians etc) are very important to who you are and who you will become. Your parents are the ones who teach and instruct you. If your parents are Christians then they are also most likely the ones who teach you about Christ and the Bible. Your parents are to be respected and honored. 1) because they gave you life, 2) because they sacrifice many things to teach and raise you; and many more reasons.
I plead with you girls to not be so hasty to leave your parents and their instruction. Your parents have been alive much longer than you and have a wealth of wisdom to share, regardless of whether or not they are saved. God knows who your parents are and He gave them to your for a reason. Your parents love you and want to have a part in your life, and if you let them things will go well with you! Don’t be embarrassed by them and don’t shun them. How would you feel if someone you love did that to you? It makes me sad when I see girls and their moms shopping together and not getting along. You don’t have to agree with your parents on everything, in fact you should research things yourself, but you still need to respect your parents and obey them when the tell you to do things.
It may surprise you, but I am 18 and I live at home with my parents and I respect them, listen to them, obey their rules, and ask their advice. Why? because I have seen that their is no need to race into the world and try to be “independent”, all of that will come with time and you can learn to be independent while living at home. My father is my protector and when I get married my husband will be my protector. I am not some "ultra-girls-do-nothing-except-knit-person" (there is nothing wrong with that by the way), but I do want to live the way Christ recommends, because His way is the best way.
Many girls try to live on their own too early and without their father’s protection, they get hurt, or misguided. Some girls can be out on their own and do fine, but why “be fine” when you can be GREAT!
Eph 6:1-3 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), ‘that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land’.”
Do this with me and honor your parents, so that you can live long in the land.
The girls I talked about at the beginning represent normal girls today. The one with the nice pink umbrella is the girl who listened to her parents and decided to stay under their protection. The girl with the black, broken umbrella is the one who walked away from her parents protection. The rain represents trouble. The girl who stayed under her parents protection was not hit my the “rain”, but the girl who walked away was hit by the pouring “rain”.
Personally I want to be the one who stays dry. What about you?
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