“Fifty Shades of Grey,” opens this weekend and the numbers and reviews will undoubtedly be astounding. We can’t avoid being exposed to this junk, but we should take it as opportunity to teach our children about their value and how they should treat one another.
Unfortunately, the fact that this is out there and it gets so much hype, really makes it hard for parents. Little girls are given glamorous dolls at an early age and think they should look that way. Boys are represented by muscular guy dolls with literally no brains. As they get older, they see advertising showing girls and boys “dating” or “hooking up” before their braces are off. They come to expect sexual encounters as the norm because of the picture being painted by a sin blackened world.
So what’s a parent to do? First of all pray for your children. Let them know by example what love is all about – patient, kind, selfless. Show them through your love for them that they are important not only to you, but to their Creator. Lead by example. Your relationship with your spouse speaks volumes. Teach them that God is the perfect example of what true love is. Let them know that allowing themselves to be used as a tool for gratification, abuse, sadism, or deviation is setting themselves up for years of low self-esteem and emotional distress.
It’s not an easy task, because the world throws so many different ideas at your children. The idea of waiting until marriage for sex is archaic. Living together before taking the legal steps is also acceptable. Cheating on your spouse has become the norm along with single parent families. God sets the bar pretty high when it comes to our fidelity – towards Him and towards each other.
Your children are your greatest masterpiece. They are a treasure beyond compare. It’s your responsibility to arm them with the tools to help them survive in a world full of darkness.
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It saddens me to see how much the media is promoting this movie. I pray my girls will grow up to know what true love is- and it starts with knowing Him!
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I don’t envy parents today. There is so much bad out there. It sounds as though you are giving the right ammunition to stave off this epidemic. I will pray for you as you go through this journey. You have God with you always!
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Sadly I’d wager there are many many women who call themselves Christians who have read and fantasized because of this book and this relatively new genre of “housewife porn”. Jesus said he’d never leave or forsake us-that means He’s always right there beside us! With this in mind who would ever read such garbage?
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We live in an ugly world with temptations all around us. That’s why Jesus told us to be in the world but not of it. His Word is our greatest defense against the power of the devil. It ain’t easy being Christian. Thank for your perspective and for your support💕
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Worse than rubbish, the movie seems quite pointed propaganda to me; indeed destructive. Reading recently that among 15 year old American boys, the percentage living with any parent is for blacks, 17%, which while shocking, cannot surprise. For whites, it is reported as 54% which is only surprising for those ignoring divorces. Prospects seem few for Western society as we have known it …
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Thanks for your comment. We need to get back to traditional family values with both parents participating in the nurturing of young impressionable minds.
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Children learn more by watching their parents than any other source. It is difficult for parents but worth it.
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