Sufficient Self's Bible Study Group

[gettinaclue]

FF. I'll pray.

 

[Beekissed]

I would like to request prayer. My dad's nursing home situation seems up in the air once again. It has us all really stressed.

Please pray that God intervenes to provide my dad a place to be well cared for that we can easily afford.

I feel your stress, FF....will be praying that your Dad finds safety and rest in a place you can afford.

 

[Wannabefree]

Praying for God's will in your situation FF.

I has a question for those of you with children in church. Do you allow socializing during church services? Note passing, giggling, etc. ? For the first time ever I have had to punish mine for being disruptive. Is it just me? or does it get on everyone's nerves when a kid is giggling and carrying on in church? DD14 sat with us. Then DM16 sat beside her, and CA 8 on the other side of her. Throughout the service CA would grab DD's hand, jerk it over across DM's lap and slap a sticker on it. DM was passing notes to DD, THEN during closing prayer, I hear a snicker, look up and both DM and DD are giggling, eyes closed, because they are poking each other in the ribs DURING PRAYER I smacked DD in the back of the head lightly, and they both stopped. But if I could have reached DM and CA

We were visiting another church. Our pastor was preaching the last night of revival, and our kids....well, they were acting like a bunch of lug nuts. CA is the pastors child

Am I being too sensitive? I just do not allow my kid to do this during service.

 

[Beekissed]

I don't either and my boys would attempt this behavior clear up into their teens...and I daresay they would try it now. Embarassing and irreverent, to say the least. I have had to remove one teen from the other and sit between them to restore order, if you can believe that.

 

[Farmfresh]

I have done the same thing. I have even poked a kid in front of me, that was not mine , for acting like a fool in church. I couldn't help myself the teacher in me just sorta lept out. Fortunately their parents saw me correct them and actually thanked me later.

We had a good talk with the nursing home last night, but we are far from a solution. Thanks to all of you that are praying for this situation. Keep up the good work.

 

[Wannabefree]

I don't either and my boys would attempt this behavior clear up into their teens...and I daresay they would try it now. Embarassing and irreverent, to say the least. I have had to remove one teen from the other and sit between them to restore order, if you can believe that.

The irreverence is what got me. :/ DD and DH are both ill at me this morning. They BOTH blame the other two kids for DD's misbehavior. DH says DD was passing a note to DM saying she didn't want to get in trouble. Nevermind the other note where they were discussing the millitary He didn't see/hear the giggling during prayer even though he was sitting between me and DD I'm always the bad guy..sigh.

I sent an email to the parents of the other two. Maybe it won't start a big stink, if it does, oh well. I do not want the kids sitting with us if they can't behave. Yeah, they were part of the blame for DD getting a pop on the head, but DD was a willing participant up to the point of getting in trouble over it.

I can't believe DH is even fussing at me over this. :/

FF far from a solution I suppose is better than not having open communication Sorry, I know it has to be stressful Still praying sis

 

[gettinaclue]

WBF I would have done the same thing. I don't allow giggling or tomfoolery of any sort during service. I remember as a kid going to church with my grandmother and two of my cousins. They were playing rummy in the pew while the preacher was preaching. I distinctly remember being horrified....and it is the only time I can recall her raising a hand to any of my cousins (after church of course)

 

[Beekissed]

My folks had nine kids and we never dared fidget or make noise during church. I'm pretty much a disciplinarian type parent myself, but my boys would have been bent over the couch for a come to Jesus meetin' if they had MY dad as their parent!

When they were little I had full control over it....as teens, they lost their fear of me and of God, I suppose.


BUT.....there is hope! My oldest(25) got onto the middle(22) during church the other day for making noise and having his pocketknife out during services.

 

[Wannabefree]

That's funny Bee! DD usually is good in church, but honestly, she lets peer pressure push her into things she wouldn't dare do otherwise. It's that age I hope she outgrows THAT, because if she'll be influenced into acting like a lugnut in church in FRONT of us...it makes me concerned about what she would do elsewhere and otherwise due simply to peer pressure :/ She has a lot of growing up to do, and 4 years left to do it in in a safety zone under parental advisement and correction. Teenagers scare me!

The other parents are being supportive. I love our church! I do worry about the kids, ALL of the kids. They just don't seem to take anything seriously these days. I think they should be made to at the least pay attention and act civilized for one hour a week. It's not too much to ask of young folks, and I feel like if we don't ask for that much as a minimum, we're doing them (and our future society) a great disservice.

 

[Farmfresh]

My D1 who is a Bible reading and believing Christian woman told me something that just about made me sick the other day.

We were talking about jewelry. She has a lot of unusual jewelry, because her husband travels a lot and brings her some unique pieces. A person at her job asked her about an Ankh necklace that she was wearing. The Ankh is the Egyptian symbol of eternal life, BTW. D1 told her what it was and that the reason she has such a necklace is her interest in mythology and such things. Then the woman made a nasty comment like well at least it is not a cross.

I asked my D1 what her reply was to that and (here is the sickening part) she told me she NEVER brings up the fact that she is a Christian when she is out and about these days. If they ASK she will not deny it, but (here are her words) "there is SO much anti-Christian stuff going on now days and it has SO many BAD connotations, it just causes me less trouble if I don't mention it."

WOW that knocked me for a loop. Then I started thinking about that and I realized that she is right. Even I try not to step on toes with my Christianity. SO many people out there now days will put up a violent attack against you immediately upon discovering that you are a follower of Christ. Often I find with new acquaintances, if they can just get to know me and the love God has shown me and that He has that LOVE for them as well, then maybe they will be more open to Christianity.

What a world we live in. I am starting to know how Lot felt.