tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34742349.post8069915451805531200..comments2023-06-15T11:41:20.242-04:00Comments on Reflections of Nothing: Satan Is Keeping My Kids Out Of Summer CampUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34742349.post-78074704612891586842007-07-04T00:39:00.000-04:002007-07-04T00:39:00.000-04:00I grew up in a very religious family, and I'm very...I grew up in a very religious family, and I'm very familiar with the whole "Satan is messing wit you"/"God is testing you" mindset!<BR/><BR/>I'm still a religious person, but have tempered my beliefs somewhat. Not everything is a "sign" - that's for superstitious people. Sometimes, some things just happen. Everything in life stretches, challenges, or grows you, I suppose, but isn't that just a natural part of the process of growing up? While I believe that God is interested and involved in our daily lives, I also think that some processes are just part of the system God put in place in the beginning. As in, He doesn't have the reinvent the wheel with every person - everyone is designed to grow and mature over time. (And if they don't, there's really something wrong with them!)<BR/><BR/>And I think Satan is a little more insidious. Not going to Bible camp isn't going to keep your son from having a close relationship with Christ. But the little daily things, like friends, TV, video games, music, etc. - can. A strong relationship isn't forged once a year for one week at camp - it's a lifelong process, and the way he's raised will have a lot more to do with it than camp. I remember very clearly a boy from camp who was "on fire for God" who, once he entered college, fell away. He wasn't raised by Christian parents.<BR/><BR/>So, I'd chalk it up to just <I>one of those things</I>!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07116309959024108648noreply@blogger.com