Do Not Curse Your Parent or Stepparent (Proverbs 20:20)
Proverbs 20 says, "If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness." In the ancient world "father and mother" could mean dad or mom, grandfather or grandmother, or another caretaker like stepmother. Here's the deal. Being disrespectful toward a parent or stepparent makes the lamp of your happiness go dark. That doesn't sound good does it? How much better, for you and your family, to choose cooperation and respect. That will make your lamp of happiness shine bright.
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Proverbs 20 says, "If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness." In the ancient world "father and mother" could mean dad or mom, grandfather or grandmother, or another caretaker like stepmother. Here's the deal. Being disrespectful toward a parent or stepparent makes the lamp of your happiness go dark. That doesn't sound good does it? How much better, for you and your family, to choose cooperation and respect. That will make your lamp of happiness shine bright.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Ok, kids, listen up. A critical heart toward your stepparent can bring you a lot of pain.
Do Not Curse Your Parent or Stepparent (Proverbs 20:20)
Ron: Ok, kids, listen up. A critical heart toward your stepparent can bring you a lot of pain.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Proverbs 20 says, “If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.” Ok, hang with me. In the ancient world “father and mother” could mean dad or mom, grandfather or grandmother, or another caretaker like stepmother.
So, here’s the deal being disrespectful toward a parent or stepparent makes the lamp of your happiness go dark. That doesn’t sound very good does it? How much better, for you and your family, to choose cooperation and respect. That will make your lamp of happiness shine bright. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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