“I’m too tired. I don’t have enough money. It’s too cold. It’s too hot. I’m too old. I’m too young. I’m not smart enough. It’s too hard. I don’t know the right people. I don’t have enough time. “  Excuses, excuses… the list goes on and on. I am just as good at making them as the next guy. In fact, I have said every single one of those excuses that I just listed on multiple occasions.  Our flesh is really good at making excuses. The trouble with excuses is that they keep us from fulfilling the call of

O-B-E-Y obey your mom and dad; O-B-E-Y it makes them very glad. Listen to the words they say, obey your parents every day; O-B-E-Y obey your mom and dad. We used to sing this song every day with our girls when they were little (and on a few occasions as a good reminder even when they were not so little).  Parents, why is it so important that our children obey us?  Well, an obvious reason is to keep them safe.  Additionally, it is also important for our kids to learn to submit to authority because they will have numerous situations