My word for May 19th is LOYALTY
Doug Weed author of “All the Presidents Children” and Lee Woodruff
were discussing on CBS this morning presidents and their children. What prompted the discussion were Cate
Edwards and her loyalty to her father.
Daughters defiantly stand by their fathers. One can look at other presidents and see the same bond. Take for instance Chelsea Clinton. She stood by her father basically
telling the world through actions and gestures that they are family. Another example is Andrew Johnson. President Johnson had two children,
Martha and Robert. During the
impeachment of Johnson Robert took his life, but Martha marched to Capitol Hill
and demanded money to run the White House. Also during Watergate, Nixon’s daughter Julie stood up for
her father. As she walked across
campus she was spit on. There is
that famous quote, “stand by your man”.
This is what women do.
There is a strong bond between parent and child, especially fathers and
daughters. Girls always come
around no matter what the transgression.
They are very loyal and when the loyalty passes they are left with
love. You can see the flip side to
this in the Birney Madoff case where there were sons involved. The sons took care of their mother. No matter what the relationship, sons
and mothers or daughters and fathers, there is a strong bond. I learned in my child psychology
classes, it is better to have had bad parents than no parents at all. The love bond is there no matter how
you are treated. Blood is
thicker than water, loyalty is a given.
There are many scriptures in the bible that discuss
loyalty. First and far most being
loyal to the Lord is our number one priority. When we are loyal to Him we will live a life of peace and
love. Our lives will be
rewarding. Loyalty is different
from friendship. Being loyal is
being faithful no matter what.
Loyalty is unwavering. Even
if situations are bad, it doesn’t matter we are still committed. Being loyal is shown in what we
do not what we say. Loyalty is in
our hearts. It is open, honest and not reluctant. It is love, true love that doesn’t change. Being loyal may involve sacrifice.
In our world today there seems to be many who are self
oriented, personal gain is what rules relationships. The Lord wants us to not put ourselves first and begin by
putting Him first. When we put the
Lord first we will change from selfish to selfless. We will become committed and loyal to Him. When we are loyal we will be able to
say, “That is how I feel and I am sticking to it”.
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of
need.
Dear Lord we know that our priority is being loyal to You. We are committed to You and Your word. Give us opportunities to show You our
loyalness. Assist us during 2012
to be faithful in the word working for You and showing You our steadfast
devotion. Thank you for adhering
firmly to us even when we have been selfish.
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Bible Study on Character-Loyalty, Bible study courtesy of www.SwapMeetDave.com
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