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Our theme verse for this study is Colossians 3:20: "Children, obey your parents in all things, because this pleases the Lord."
It would be immensely helpful for you if, throughout our study, you worked to memorize this verse. Today, write the verse on your hand, write it on your mirror, put it on a sticky note on your calendar--whatever it takes to bring this verse to your attention.
One of my favorite quotes (albeit by non-Christian Kurt Vonnegut) is "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." This dare is about becoming someone who obeys and respects their parents, regardless of whether you feel respect for them or not.
Today, do whatever your parents tell you to. (minus anything illegal or immoral)
Yes, you read that right.
Remember our verse: "Children, obey your parents in all things, because this pleases the Lord." We often feel that we have to prove that we are independent--our own person--by fighting back or disobeying our parents (either to their face or when they're not looking).
Don't do that.
Even if you don't feel like it, even if you argue and fight today, do what they tell you. Obedience makes you your own person--you become a person of character, a person who follows God.
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