My word for June 27th is PARENT
Katy Perry is releasing an upcoming concert-documentary
movie “Part of Me in 3D”. This
movie shows behind the scenes of her concerts, her costumes, her songs, and her
life. Perry grew up in
a very conservative family. Both
of her parents are pastors. While
growing up, Perry and her two siblings weren’t allowed to listen to any rock or
popular music. They
couldn’t watch certain cable channels, such as MTV and VH1. Perry started singing lessons
around the age of 9 and learned how to play the guitar when she was 13. It was around these teenage years when
she began to rebel. She started by
piercing her own nose. As she got
older and was in high school she aimed at being her own person. She was friends with every social group
and was very flamboyant and theatrical.
You can definitely tell by her videos what type of personality she
has. Perry went through many
hardships of living on her own at the age of 17 before she finally got signed
with Capitol in 2007. For six
years she borrowed money, sold her clothes for rent, and wrote bad checks. Now eleven years later Perry is loved
by all groups of people. The young
pop star has great ambitions for her future.
While watching an interview with Katy Perry and Elizabeth Vargas
there was a segment about her parents.
Elizabeth asked Katy what her parents thought about her, her life, her
changing hair color and etc. At first Katy’s parents thought that some of her songs
were going to ruin their 30-year ministry career, but it has never been a
problem. They have learned how to
accept the lifestyle choices of their daughter. “It’s been an incredible journey of acceptance and
tolerance, my whole family has grown up and evolved and broadened our mindset,”
says Perry.
Isn’t this a problem that most parents have with their children? At some point in their lives they
rebel, maybe in different ways other than that of Katy Perry, but as a parent
we all deal with our children.
Don’t you think at times God feels that way about us? God has to deal with everything that we
do. He shakes his head in wonder
if we are going to ruin His ministry.
Just as Perry’s parents, the Lord is very tolerant and accepting. He is waiting for us to realize how we
need to be. He is accepting of us
testing the waters. He is hoping
that we will realize what plan we need to follow through with, His plan. God is patient and kind, just like many
parents are. He has unconditional
love for us just like our parents had for us or just as we do for our children. He wants us to be truly happy and not
have to suffer, however some of us may make decisions that will cause major
problems. God will step back and
see what decisions we will make, letting us dig our own hole and praying that
we will remove ourselves from it.
As our children grow help us to be like the Lord, laying a foundation
during our children’s young impressionable years, so that they will always
desire to fully seek god. We want
to lead them and direct them to make the right decisions.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Dear Lord thank for loving us conditionally. Guide us to be better children living the way we should live
for You. Thank You for being
gentle and considerate but yet firm and watchful. Grant us grace to guide others, whether it be our children
or the children of others. Give us
the virtues we need to lead by word and by example. During 2012 keep all of Your children safe.
CONTINUED READING: http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/booklets/successful-parenting-gods-way
Tomorrows World, Successful Parenting: God’s Way, Jeffrey Fall
http://global.christianpost.com/news/katy-perrys-christian-parents-thought-i-kissed-a-girl-would-ruin-ministr
ENTERTAINMENT, Katy Perry’s Christian Parents Thought ‘I Kissed a Girl’ Would
Ruin Ministry
http://www.biography.com/people/katy-perry-562678
Katy Perry. Biography
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