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DEV:I thought I loved my family
I can't help it if no one will believe me. I know I have had a
problem with self-control, and that's why I'm overweight, but I have
tried to tell my sons not to fall into the same bad habit. I feel that
children have to make up their own minds in this world. I have to admit
that the more I hear about the sinful things my sons are doing, the
more it makes me want to eat. Lately, I just keep a little plate of
food around for when I am feeling depressed, if you'll excuse me. Yes,
it makes me sad to see what my sons have become, but I love them too
much to try to change them. One thing my family will always be able to
say about their father is that he accepted them just the way they are!
Besides all this, the doctor just told me the other day that I must
keep myself from getting upset. At my age and weight, he said, it
wouldn't take much to cause a stroke. I suppose you think I should do
something about the way my sons are acting -well, just to satisfy your
curiosity, I did say something about their behavior yesterday. I asked
them why they do all these evil things, and since they wouldn't answer
me, I told them that it is not good to sin against the Lord the way
they have been. That ought to make them more careful! I think they both
know I am not very pleased with the way they have been acting.
I even heard my oldest boy tell his brother that as long as Israel
has the Ark of the Covenant then God is with us. That's my boy! You
see, they really have some respect for the Lord deep down in their
hearts! I'll let you in on a secret, you see, God understands that my
family is sincere and that we don't mean any harm, and so you can
understand why He is patiently waiting for my boys to grow out of this
stage. Besides, I don't want to cause tension in the family. First of
all because our family is in the public eye, and secondly because I
love them, and... well, I might as well say that I don't think they
will listen to me anyway.
There is one thing that scares me... that vision little Samuel had
about God punishing my family- but I'm still praying about that. Right
now the important thing is that we get this battle with the Philistines
over with. We can't lose, we've got the Ark of God with us!
Taken from I Samuel 2, 3,4