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  • Pain Can Be a Good Thing (10-16-2009)

     

    TODAY’S SCRIPT:

    No one likes to experience temporary pain, but God created pain to keep us from bringing even more pain into our lives.

    In the Bible, leprosy was a horrific disease that brought about terrible disfiguration. But what most people don’t know is that leprosy destroyed nerve endings and therefore the real damage was caused to skin and limbs by the lack of pain, not the presence of pain. 

    Likewise, when parents eliminate or lessen the pain of consequences for their teenager’s bad behavior – consequences like the loss of some privileges for a time — they short circuit the purpose of pain, which is to improve future decisions.  And that’s just asking for more pain and immaturity in the life of the teen.


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