Why do your children fight? The short answer is, the same reason you do! They fight because they do not have what they want. As adults, we think we have moved beyond childish selfishness, we have developed “mature” reasons for our arguments. However, if you strip away the adult “sophistication” of our arguments, you will find that you are not much different from your children who squabble over a favorite toy. We believe the lie that if we are hurt a robust defense is justified. Getting into a fight seems like the right and necessary and “real” thing to do; we have to protect ourselves!
Our kids are like us.
The hard truth is that you and I fight because we don’t have what we want. The hard question is this: do you have the courage to want what God wants instead of what you want? We can easily see that this is the problem with our children, but it becomes more difficult to see our problems this clearly with the pressures of life’s deep hurts.
Psalm 27 brings this vital question to our immediate attention. Dr. Mark Futato provides rich insight into this psalm. The following thoughts are
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