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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

My son, say thou thus in everything: 'Lord, if this be pleasing unto Thee, let it be so. Lord, if it be to Thy honor, in Thy name let this be done. Lord, if Thou seest it good, and allowest it to be profitable for me, then grant unto me that I may use this to Thine honor. But if Thou knowest it will be harmful unto me, and no profit to the health of my soul, take away any such desire from me.'
Thomas a Kempis

Obedience (for children) is part of the Maker's instructions, and there is no guaranteed success without it; for obedience is a God-created way of ensuring that we learn the right habits of living in our early years. To use Paul's word (from Ephesians 6:1), it is 'right' in the sense of being natural for our human development.
Michael Lawson