Monday, February 28, 2011

Teach them well and let them lead the way.

Did you watch the Oscars last night? How about the NASCAR race last weekend? I begrudgingly watched both (I was outnumbered). I have to confess however, sometimes the lessons we learn come from the most unexpected places.

Last weekend 20 year old Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500. He became the youngest winner in Daytona 500 History. First comments from that young man’s mouth – he Thanked God for his victory. His mother said – we prayed for his safety and to just finish the race.

Countless Oscars were given out last night. Not one winner gave God the glory. Not One.

Know how many kids watched the Oscars? Tens of thousands.
Know how many kids watched NASCAR? Thousands.

President Obama has a video message to parents: Spend time with your kids and help them learn. Take some time to sit and do homework with them etc. The overall message seems to be that teachers are not enough, school is not enough, parents must step up to the plate. I couldn’t agree more Mr. President. Our educational system is a mess. We pay teachers to teach our children a leftist version of American History. They have no education on what is good, moral and honest but they have plenty of education on inclusion, acceptance and social justice.
We need to intervene.

Look, I’m not an overly religious person. As a child I went to Sunday School much like the rest of you. I’ve failed my own children in not making them attend Sunday School but I haven’t failed in educating them. They know what is considered good and just in the Lord’s eyes and they are keenly aware that their classrooms are filled with children that don’t share their ideals and morals. We, as adults, find the same thing within our workplaces.

The media continually rants that the Tea Party is nothing more than old, rich white men. I’ve always laughed at that for I’m none of the above. But the point should be taken that children are painfully missing from the picture. The left seeks out the children for they know all too well that the children are our future.

So in the end the moral of the story is this: Hollywood isn’t going to do it. Our teachers aren’t going to do it. Lord knows their music isn’t going to do it. At the risk of being on the receiving end of rolling eyeballs from our kids and grandkids, if we manage to teach them the TRUE history of America, they will see how many eyes, hearts, and minds have looked to, called out to, the Lord for help. How our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles and what that really means. How the 10 Commandments were paramount in creating this country and why they remain relevant today. How the U.S. Constitution is not a living breathing document and why. It is the how’s and why’s that are most important in our conversations.

Jesus taught in parables and two of my most recent favorites is found in Mark 4:21 and in Psalms 119:105. Take a few moments and look them up.

I don’t know about you, but I too believe that children are the future, so if we are to have any hope of a good, moral and prosperous America moving forward, we’d better get busy sharing the lessons that will make the most positive, enlightened, and empowering difference.
Let’s bring the lamp out from under the bed. Let's teach the children well and let them lead the way for after all, we cannot benefit the world when we are like the world.