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For Such A Time As This
Jun. 14, 2007
Allowing Boys to Glorify God
 Our family has started to memorize the Westminster Shorter Catechism by using the devotional book "Training Hearts, Teaching Minds" by Starr Meade. The first questions is: What is Man's Primary Purpose? A: Man's primary purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. She goes on to talk about using things that they were not intended to be used for. Like using shoe polish to whiten your teeth  . My hsuband went on to include using a drill bit to eat with, a bicycle to fly . . . you get the idea. "God made everything for the purpose of glorifying Himself. That means that He made everything to show how wonderful He is. God promises that someday everyone everywhere will know of His great glory. Although some peopole refuse to see it, every created thing was created to show us something of God's glory, to show us something of what God is like." These words got me thinking about boys and how God created them to glorify him.
An attitude that grieves my heart is Christian mothers that do not understand their boys. Many prefer that their boys just sit still and be quiet, then wonder why these boys don't grow up defending the faith and become strong leaders. In Genesis God gives man the dominion mandate - in essence to subdue and conquer the earth, to rule over it. This purpose still exists in every male even today, their underlying purpose is to conquer and subdue their surroundings. If boys aren't allowed to "be boys" in a productive, safe, non-destructive way, they are not glorifying their Creator, God. If they are not allowed to fulfilling this purpose which God made them for, they will become frustrated and lash out. It's like trying to make a lion a kitty-cat, that's not it's prupose.
Having 5 sons I have dedicated myself to understanding them as much as possible because they are so different from me. When they are little I get on the floor and wrestle with them! I encourage them in their play (guns, fighter jets, worrier games, winning a race, making the basketball shot, climbing the monkey bars, swinging high). I get excited and play along when they pretend to be a lion, a scary ghost, or a monster. I try to understand how excited they are when they dig a big hole in the back yard. I must admit that since my oldest became 10 it is harder to truly play along with that which I just don't get sometimes - but I try. I also explain how girls just don't like the same things boys do. In essence, I allow them to glorify God by being who He made them to be.
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Jun. 15, 2007 - Love it!
Good job,
Julia