{"id":37715,"date":"2020-10-07T12:59:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T17:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.local\/?p=37715"},"modified":"2020-10-05T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:05:00","slug":"consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/10\/07\/consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. \u2013 Galatians 6:7 (NKJV)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Children need to be instilled with the understanding that there are consequences for all actions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is so tempting to think, \u201cOh, isn\u2019t that cute?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Who could punish a child for that?\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In reality, we are punishing children more when we let them grow up thinking they can get by with doing wrong things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">My dad told me a story that is worth retelling. It seems that when my dad was a young boy, Grandpa had him drive a nail in a tree when he did something wrong.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If he didn\u2019t do his chores, said unkind things to others, etc., he had to put a nail in the tree.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When people came to visit, they would ask, \u201cGeorge, why are all those nails in that tree?\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Grandpa would explain that those nails represented the things my dad had done wrong.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My dad would be so embarrassed!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Grandpa told my dad that for every good deed he did, he could pull a nail out of the tree.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My dad worked and worked doing good deeds for others.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Finally, he got all the nails out of the tree and went running to Grandpa to show him that all the nails were gone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Grandpa said, \u201cThat\u2019s good, son, but the scars are still there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Children need to understand that good actions have good consequences<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and bad actions have bad consequences.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We have a choice as to the kind of consequences we create.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A good example is to tell a child that if we say something bad about someone, we may be sorry and do something good to make up for it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The person\u2019s hurt remains even if we say we are sorry or do something good for that person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There is a saying that teens must \u201csow their wild oats\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Teens and others need to know that they will reap what they sow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As we see the pictures of the rioters breaking windows, looting, shooting, etc., one has to wonder if they were allowed to get by without facing consequences for bad behavior when they were young.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Parents need to tenderly hold very young children accountable for their actions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As children grow older, if they destroy something, when possible, they should be required to replace it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When parents tell children not to do something \u201cor else\u201d, the \u201cor else\u201d should be enacted if the children do that thing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So much pain could be avoided if children were taught that all actions have consequences.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When that isn\u2019t done, it not only affects the child but also causes pain to others.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How much pain and suffering is happening now because so many children were not taught this simple principle?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I dare say that much of the rioting now could have been avoided with good upbringing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As the media flashes pictures showing some rioters with tears streaming down the cheeks, we must admit they are confused and unhappy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How sad!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children need to be instilled with the understanding that there are consequences for all 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