This new King is turning out just like his father was before his father learnt the lesson that God is the one to turn to. Is that true of all of us are we going to turn out just like our parents, no matter what we do? Maybe your parents are great, maybe they are running with God and actually you would love to turn out like your parents. Maybe you never knew your parents. Maybe one or both of you parents aren’t so great, maybe someone has told you, that you are just like your Father or Mother and you didn’t see that as a complement. So are we doomed to be like our parents whether we want to or not? Well the bad news is that your parents are only human. But there is good news. The good news is that your parents are only human. You see the good things our parents do are great examples, but if we don’t do the same things then we can’t expect the same results. If our parents take the time to be with God every morning and as a result they develop a trust in God that every one envies, then we need to do the same to get the same result. The bad things our parents do may hurt, but we can know that if we don’t do them then we won’t get the same results. If our parents drink way too much alcohol and as a result become addicted and have bad stuff happen. Then we can know that as long as we make a point of not doing the same, then we won’t have the same bad results. It’s not about where we come from that is important it’s about where we look to for our advice that is crucial. If we look to our heavenly Father God for our guidance and combine this with the good example of our earthly parents then we can look forward to a future that does not repeat the mistakes of the past.
