Providing Guardrails for Our Children: A 3-Day Parenting PlanSample

The Real Moral Authority

"Christ…is the head over every power and authority." (Colossians 2:10)

Parents already have a tough enough task in teaching kids to be moral; now government-subsidized programs and leaders take them in the opposite direction. In Minnesota, Planned Parenthood distributed “Prom Survival Kits” to teens that included three condoms and a coupon for a visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell recommended that kids use condoms. He said, “It’s lives of young people that are put at risk by unsafe sex, and therefore, protect yourself.” What the secretary didn’t mention is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health said in 2001 that there is no evidence that condoms protect against most sexually transmitted diseases.

Today’s culture is at war with your family over the hearts and minds of your kids—but you can win this battle. Start by reminding your children that right and wrong derive not from program leaders or governments, but from the mighty Creator of the universe. His moral laws are as inflexible as physical laws. If a man jumps from a twenty-story building, he will die; similarly, violating God’s commandments brings on disastrous consequences: “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). An adolescent who understands this truth is much more likely to live a righteous life in a society that celebrates sinful behavior.

Questions for Today...

• What do you think about the concept of “safe sex”?
• Do your kids fully understand the consequences of sin?

Prayer . . .

Lord, we sometimes grow weary of the struggle against our immoral culture. Infuse our children with Your truths, remind them of Your authority and power, and grant them the determination to live a righteous life. Amen.

(Excerpted from Dr. James and Shirley Dobson’s book, Night Light for Parents. Used with permission.)

Bonus Content:

Today’s culture is at war with you over the hearts and minds of your kids. Society celebrates sinful behavior and promotes it as right and good. Schools are indoctrinating children to accept wicked lifestyles that despise the commandments of God. In this new video, Matt and Ariel Holcomb explain how you can win this battle at home. It starts by reminding your sons and daughters about the source of all truth, God's holy Word. As a parent, you must not allow actors, teachers, and government officials to tell you and your children what is moral and immoral.