Education

I've done a lot of reading and thinking and praying...well, not as much praying as I should....since the election and I have become convinced of one thing for sure.

Government-run education has finally come full circle with the tremendous number of young people voting for Obama.

I know there are times that public and private school are the options that God chooses for our children.  But sometimes it's just because we want more "stuff" and both parents have to work for the "stuff" - vacations, nicer clothes, a nicer house.

We're often leaving these impressionable children in not just a "God-free" education system, but a "God-hostile" system.  Jesus said, "whoever is not with me is against me," and that is certainly the truth in education.  We think we can abdicate character-building, history, sex ed, etc. to others.  Even our children's religious education is dumped on Sunday School teachers who teach our children about an hour a week.

How do we expect young people to look into the future, to a bankrupt United States, to a debt-ridden society, when we refuse to look into the future and see what we're reaping when we abdicate our responsibility to teach our own children truth?

I hear from parents, "well, our children should be salt and light".  Really?  Is there any word about Jesus being salt and light when he was young?  No.  There's ONE glimpse into his life and he was 12 and at church.  If Jesus didn't being HIS ministry until he was about 30, I think our kids can get a pass.  This is key training time.

Deuteronomy says to talk about God's commands all the time.  How do we do that when they're at school eight hours a day, extra-curricular activities two hours a day, and sleeping nine hours a day?  That leaves us five hours a day.

There's a famous quote that says, "give me a child until they're seven, and I will give you the man."  Government is pushing for school at younger and younger ages.  Why?  Because they care about you?  Your kids?  No.  It's all about control.

Who's having the most influence on our kids' lives?  Who do we want to have the most influence?  What are we doing to be sure that is happening?