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I remember the day I decided to take flying lessons. That decision finally led me to enroll in a flight school. We were given lessons and didn’t move on until we passed that lesson. Then came the day we went out to the airplanes. We were to inspect everything on the airplane to see if it was ready to fly. If you didn’t listen or do exactly as they say you were washed out. They wanted good, safe pilots. That flight school reminds me of parents trying to raise children in our world today. They work hard trying to teach their children to do right from day one, (Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:1&4). Sadly, many children fail when they quit listening to what they are being taught or out on their own and totally disregard everything they were taught. As with airplanes, some crash and burn never fly again, others crash and can’t be repaired, others crash but can be repaired, and some listen to what they were taught and fly beautifully. The Bible is the only guidebook, and it is to be followed to the letter, (2 Timothy 3:16). There are so many distractions in our culture and the world, not to mention our own flesh, (James 1:14&15, 1 John 2:16). But there is hope all is not lost. God loves us and wants us to be saved, (John 3:16, Romans 5:8, Luke 10:10, John 10:10). Keep praying and loving that lost one.
