These are words a coach, parent or teacher may express to someone they care about. The basis for this expression, “use it or lose it,” serves as a warning to anyone who fails to practice a newly acquired ability. The longer individuals wait before they apply information, the greater the probability someone will forget this skill. Fearful leaders encourage their pupils to seize the moment or risk losing their lesson until next week, month or year.
One of the first students, Adam, was given a few simple commands from the Lord in Genesis 2:15-17. First, Adam was promoted to become the caretaker of Eden’s Garden. Secondly, Adam was given clear boundaries defined by God, “you can eat from every tree except for one,” this is off limits. In other words, God told Adam, use it or lose it. After a long day of work, Adam was tired, not having the strength to contain his wife’s curiosity in Genesis 3:6. By not using his God given authority, the first family loses it all, kicked out of their home, Genesis 3:23.
Today, father’s are suppose to be the head of their family, 1 Peter 3:1-7. Unfortunately, children born out of wedlock, divorce and absentee dad’s are signs of wasted authority. If these trends continue, fathers will suffer the same fate of Adam, a man without a place to call home. I can hear the following words being shouted from heaven to dad’s on the verge of disaster, “use your God given authority or lose it!” Like the movie Courageous, may today’s blog inspire parents to leave a legacy of integrity for their children to follow. Or else you may lose your children to a similar fate.
by Jay Mankus
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