when david and i were raising abby, we had a rule that if the two of us disagreed about something pertaining to her, usually having to do with the amount of freedom to give her, the person who held the more conservative view would win. so, for example, if david thought she should be home by 10 and i thought midnight was reasonable, 10 o'clock would win.
a second, related part of our rule was that compromise was not allowed. so, with the example above, if david thought 10 and i thought midnight, we could not settle on 11. it had to be the more conservative rule. period.
why? because the likelihood of problems is lessened (not guaranteed - but lessened)
if you're conservative.
period.
why? because God's rules are conservative. (notice His emphasis on "not.") and unless you're better than God, you better pay attention.
period.
consider the issue of "sexual freedom." (gag me.):
which circumstance is more likely to produce problems - having sex outside of marriage or not having sex outside of marriage?
having multiple partners or having just one?
approaching sex in a reverential, mutually-loving way or in a selfish way?
unless you're brain dead, you know the answer.
you know it, but you don't want to face it. you want things your way. you want to insert your logic, your intellect, your reasoning into it.
you want to be able to take the truth and come up with something different than the truth and not suffer any consequences.
next time?
come home at 10.
