I think I am watching the innocence of my children leaving. Some may read this in a negative light, I just think it’s part of growing up. In many, and probably most ways, my kids have the heart of a child but today I sat in my living room just watching my kids talk about popular pop songs. My kids are 7, 6, and 4, and when they’re talking about what pandora station they want to listen to and their choices include artist like Bieber, Ke$sh, and Bruno Mars, I am slowly watching other things compete for the affections of my children (no, I’m not one that things non-christian music is from the devil). I strongly desire my kids to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. I want the cross to be the center of their life and change their heart and their outlook on everything. I want Jesus to be the thing that radiates from their being.
This is what I know, I am never going to be able to “protect” them from things that have the intent of robbing them from the joy that is only found in Christ. Part of maturity and part of growing up is being able to see these things and choosing Christ by the grace of God. Stacy and I have a plan on what song’s are appropriate for our kids. In this tiny scope of realty (which this issue is not about music), as terrible as some songs are, we know that the true and most dangerous “affection robbers” come not just in the obvious, but in the obscure.
I see the need stronger than ever to find consistent family worship, things that continually point us to the cross of Jesus, because if I’m lazy as their parent, it could be deadly in the end. Jesus protect them and save them, lead me as I seek to lead them!
jordan young 