Parenting and Religion

Yesterday when I was at work, (I work in a toy store), an elderly woman was leaning on the counter while her son and his family looked around. She started motioning for my left hand, which was lying on the counter. She said “Let me see that.”
I gave her my hand, and she began marveling over the beauty of my rings, particularly my “diamond” ring. It is beautiful.
I asked her if she really liked it, and she said “It’s stunning!”
I then told her that if she wants one, I can get it for her from Avon, for about $12.00.
She said “NO!!You can’t be serious!”

See how easy it is to be fake?
Diamonds can look real, to the untrained eye. So can people.
We need to be on guard our, spiritual eyes open, to see the devices of the enemy before he gets to attack.
There are so many people who trust anyone who goes to church, they are blinded to the truth that everyone has a past, and everyone has things that will always temp them. There are people who want to get close to our kids, with purposes that aren’t good. Their plans are evil, and it’s up to us to keep our eyes on them, and not be ignorant.
Now, I’m not saying that we aren’t all forgiven, I am saying that parents shouldn’t just trust someone because they say they are born again.
Let’s not be ignorant of Satan’s devices. One of his devices is to hurt our kids, using adults they think they can trust. We need to make sure that the relationships our kids have with other adults is monitored by us, and follows our rules.
We also need to make sure that anyplace our kids are taught, ministered to, and play, is safe.
There are websites you can find that have the addresses of child prdators in your area. These are only people who are second and third degree sex offenders, so the list is not all inclusive.
I found out there is an older man who lives three doors down from us who was convicted of molesting boys as young as six. He is fresh out of prison, and my kids aren’t allowed to ride their bikes alone out there any more.
Using wisdom, setting the rules for relationships between kids and adults, and not being ignorant. These are possibly the best things we can do for our children;s safety.