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“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him” (Luke 2:40).

By the time a child turns thirteen years of age, he has already made three important decisions which – apart from the grace of God – will affect him for the rest of his life.

One of those decisions is his attitude toward authority. Will he respond to authority or will he react in opposition against authority? Having the right response toward authority is critical for success in life. Paul tells us to honor those that God has placed in authority over us “…that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth” (Ephesians 6:3). Do you know any young people and things aren’t going well for them? Many times their problems and difficulties can be traced back to their wrong response towards authority.

A second decision is what kind of friends he will have. Will he choose friends that will encourage him to do the right thing or will he choose friends that will lead him in the wrong direction? Proverbs 13:20 tells us the consequences of making a right or a wrong decision in this area – “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”

The third decision that a child has made by the age of thirteen is whether he will be a giver or a taker in life. An energy-giver is someone you like to be around. But an energy-taker is someone who drains you of emotional and physical energy. An energy giver…
• is quick to serve others
• is quick to see his own faults and failures
• is positive and encouraging
• is involved in the lives of others
• is quick to ask forgiveness when wrong
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• refuses to admit when he is wrong

These are three critically important decisions each of our children will make. Evaluate where each of your children are at in each of these significant areas. It is never too early to get involved in their lives and guide them towards making wise decisions that will bring God’s blessing.

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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“And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men” (Acts 24:16).

Zacchaeus was a man who recognized the importance of a clear conscience. Once his life was right with God, he realized the urgency of making restitution and correcting past violations. He said, “…Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold” (Luke 19:8).

During a period of revival in Northern Ireland in the 1920’s, the ship yard in Belfast had to build an extra building just to store all of the stolen tools and materials that were being returned by repentant employees eager to make things right with God and man.

What do you need to do to obtain a clear conscience? You need to seek God’s forgiveness, yes! But linked with that, you need to seek the forgiveness of the one you’ve offended. If you’ve made promises to your family, or others and you’ve not fulfilled them, then you need to ask their forgiveness and see to it that the promise is fulfilled. If you have borrowed something from a friend or neighbor and haven’t returned it, then you need to take that item back and make it right.

If you have been dishonest in your business or finances, you need to make a list of those you have cheated and you need to make restitution. If you have harmed someone’s reputation through gossip or slander then you need to humble yourself and ask their forgiveness.

Satan will do everything he can to keep you from correcting past violations because he knows when a Christian gets that serious about his walk with God, he will start affecting the lives of people around him.
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If the Lord brings a person or incident to your mind, don’t dismiss it; but follow through and makes things right.

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13).

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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