Rose Angel in Globe

1Samuel 16:7

I gave you life,

but cannot live it for you.

            

I can teach you things,

but cannot make you learn.

             

I can give you directions,

but I cannot be there to lead you.

               

I can allow you freedom,

but I cannot account for it.

                

I can teach you right from wrong,

but I cannot always decide for you.

               

I can take you to church,

but I cannot make you believe.

                

I can buy you beautiful clothes,

but I cannot make you beautiful inside.

               

I can offer you advice,

but I cannot accept it for you.

               

I can give you love,

but I cannot force it upon you.

               

I can teach you to share,

but I cannot make you unselfish.

                

I can teach you to respect,

but I cannot force you to show honor.

               

I can advise you about your friends,

but I cannot choose them for you.

               

I can advise you about sex,

but I cannot keep you pure.

               

I can tell you the facts of life,

but I cannot build your reputation.

               

I can tell you about drink,

but I cannot say "no" for you.

              

I can warn you about drugs,

but I cannot prevent you from using them.

                

I can tell you about lofty goals,

but I cannot achieve them for you.

               

I can teach you about kindness,

but I cannot force you to be gracious.

                

I can warn you about sins,

but I cannot make you moral.

                

I can love you as my child,

but I cannot place you in God's family.

               

I can pray for you,

but I cannot make you walk with God.

               

I can teach you about Jesus,

but I cannot make Jesus your Lord.

               

I can tell you how to live,

but I cannot give you eternal life.

               

~Author Unknown~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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