Role Reversal by Josh McDowell
Role Reversal
Bible Reading: Matthew 25:24-30
From those who are unfaithful, even what little they have will be taken away Matthew 25:29
PUT YOURSELF IN your parents' shoes for a minute. OK, they're too big, they're ugly, and they smell funny (the shoes, not your parents). But try it anyway.
Suppose you're the parent. You decide to let your kid eat whatever he or she wants. A week later you realize that your child's diet has included a dozen Twinkies, twenty-three cans of Pepsi, two boxes of Fruit Roll-Ups, and a tub of ice cream the size of a foreign car-but not one bite of vegetable or protein. You decide
(a) to stop buying meat and vegetables;
(b) to start buying larger clothes for your kid;
(c) to cancel the deal and plan a steady diet of brussels sprouts and asparagus.
Or suppose your kid insists he or she is old enough to stay home alone, without a baby-sitter. You agree, and leave the child alone for a few hours while you and your spouse go shopping together. You return home to discover your kid having a food fight in the living room with Madonna and Dennis Rodman. You decide
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