To live purely within the boundaries of God's law is to find wholeness in the total person. That wholeness is what holiness is all about. Children who have a desire for holiness and seek God's enabling power to help them achieve it can never be anything but blessed and fulfilled. (Power of a Praying Parent, Stormie Omartian)
It used to be that hearing the word "holiness" conjured up images of women wearing skirts to their ankles without any makeup or jewelry (wonder why no stipulations on men come to mind). However, holiness is not reserved for any particular group of people or denomination; but God has called all of us to be holy...including our children.
If we impart the importance of living holy and acceptable lives in our children, they will not hesitate to seek God's help when the challenges come to remain live pure. The key is to put holiness in its proper perspective. Specifically, the boundaries of God's law that we so often view as limiting, many times operate as walls of protection. Look at it this way; a child could experience life and all that glitters OR a child could live purely and experience His Glory!
Thank you Heavenly Father for giving us boundaries and laws by which we should live. Help us to find wholeness in holiness and further realize that abundant life awaits, if we faint not. We will not overstep our boundaries. In Jesus name, Amen!
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