I'm not a parent, but every once in a while I experience some perspectives and emotions of being a parent. Like today for example when I told my class that they needed to study their spelling words after they'd completed their math, as their spelling test was to take place in the following class period. After a few minutes the room grew a little noisy, and I called for everyone's attention, one little boy though was too engrossed in his "studying" to notice. Upon farther inspection I realized the reason why he was so engrossed was because he had cleverly hidden a story book inside of his spelling book, so as to look like he was studying while meanwhile he was reading. I didn't exactly know what to say at first, and decided to hold all punishments and discussions off until the end of the period when I could dismiss the other kids for tea.
After the looking at his spelling test, I noticed that he had made some spelling errors...so maybe the studying before the test might have actually helped him. I told him that the reason I was upset with him was because he not only disobeyed me by not studying, but that he was deceiving me by his actions, and on top of that he didn't even do so well on his test. As I said all this, several big tears started to fall down his cheeks, and I nearly began to cry myself! He had to be punished for his actions, and although it made me really sad, I know that the life lesson and character building is well worth it.
Wow...it made me feel like such a parent, and it made me realize in a tiny way how God feels when I disobey Him, try to deceive Him, and then end up making errors and reaping poor consequences! How grateful I am for Hebrews 12:5-11. God disciplines those He loves, and He disciplines us so that we might be more like Him, and more holy!
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