Have you ever looked closely at spider webs? They are really amazing! Apparently the varieties include spiral, tangle, funnel, tubular, sheet and dome or tent webs. What a beautiful thing to see…until you see a fly or wasp fighting for its life being caught in one!

In the Bible, in the book of Job 8:13-15 it says:

“Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the Godless. What he trusts in is fragile, what he relies on is a spider web. He leans on his web, but it gives way; he clings to it but it does not hold.”

I have been thinking a lot this week about what parents are teaching their kids to ‘lean’ on. Are they basing their parenting on what Oprah or Dr. Phil says, or something solid like the Word of God?

Sometimes, unknowingly, parents are setting their kids up to lean in to things that will give way… they teach them that in order to be truly successful they must be well educated, rich, attractive and/or athletic. So much of this is what I am calling spider-web mythology!

Not unlike leaning into spider webs, trusting solely in these things can lead kids to repeatedly fall as they lean in to things that can be void of kingdom value and that could pull them far from God and leave them feeling hopeless and without purpose.

I am praying that you will trust in something solid to guide and support the manner in which you parent your precious kids! Christ’s teachings are just that!

Love,

Karen