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The Transfer from Head to Heart<\/strong>
\nWritten by Irvina Parker & Jennifer Parker Terry<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Girls\u2019 Ministries code is filled with good, sound doctrine! Philippians 4:8 reads: \u201cFinally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable\u2014if anything is excellent or praiseworthy\u2014think about such things\u201d (NIV). If we teach our children to live by this code, I am convinced they can live victoriously.<\/p>\n

As a parent of two children, there is no doubt in my mind that many people in the local church we attended played important roles in the spiritual development of our children. I firmly believe that our local church was in tune with the early church mentality of meeting together for learning how to follow Christ and obey God\u2019s commands (Acts 2:42-47). Sunday school, Royal Rangers, and Girls\u2019 Ministries were integral parts of what we called Christian Education (now Discipleship Ministries) at that time. The things our children were taught in those classes and in other services equipped them for\u00a0the challenges they would face. I am eternally grateful for men and women who reinforced what David and I were teaching them at home.<\/p>\n

As I train Girls\u2019 Ministries leaders, I always recount an experience we had with our daughter when she was in her teen years. It brought home to me, even stronger, that we as parents and church leaders must do everything within our power to teach our children the Word of God.<\/p>\n

Jennifer was invited to a sleepover and we felt safe in allowing her to attend. Before midnight, I got a call from our daughter asking me to come pick her up immediately. To be honest, I hesitated momentarily because I thought she might be reacting to that homesick feeling and I didn\u2019t want to allow her to give in to it. I wanted her to push through those feelings. Little did I know that God was teaching her a much bigger and deeper lesson. I asked Jennifer to share that experience as she recalls it today. The remainder of this article is from her perspective.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 22:6 says “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Understanding life as we are living it is tough, but understanding it upon reflection\u00a0is easier. There are many instances where I wish I had a rational explanation\u00a0for things that occurred\u00a0or transpired. But the truth is, I don’t. What I do have is the Holy Spirit. As a preteen, I had one such occurrence. At a middle school girls’ sleepover, some of the girls decided\u00a0to enter a chat room. This was a time when the internet was so new in everyday homes, no one truly\u00a0knew what was out there.<\/p>\n

My friends began a conversation with what I think was an older man, but who really knows. As soon as it began, I was uncomfortable. To them it was funny, tricking this person into an interaction and acting older than our 6th grade selves. I sat back and grew more and more uncomfortable. I don’t remember speaking out against what they were doing, but I did not join in. I pretended\u00a0to be sick and had my friend’s\u00a0mom call my mom to come and get me.<\/p>\n

This was the first time I can remember having to really choose between doing the wrong thing and the right thing. No one ever said to me, “Chat rooms are bad.” The truth is, most people didn’t know\u00a0what they were. But what I did know was that the thoughts and words of my friends\u00a0and what was happening in that online space were not what the Lord wanted me engaged\u00a0in at the age of 11. I truly\u00a0believe\u00a0that it was the perfect work of the Holy Spirit. I was able to see my situation at the time and it didn’t line up with the teaching I had received, “whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Kids don’t need a list of dos and don’ts. They need to know what the Bible says, that they have adults who care and are available, and that they have the Holy Spirit to guide them through decisions – both big and small. My parents trusted me to the Lord and as always, He is faithful.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Parker Terry is the daughter of Girls\u2019 Ministries Director, Irvina Parker, and is married to Shane Terry. Jennifer has been a breakout speaker at Power Chicks and is the mother of 5-year-old, Jasper Terry. She is a graduate of Emmanuel College and holds a master\u2019s degree in Library Media from the University of Oklahoma. Jennifer currently serves as the director of the media center for Heritage Hall, a private school, in Oklahoma City.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Filipinas 4: 8 dice: \"Finalmente, hermanos y hermanas, lo que sea verdad, lo que sea noble, lo que sea correcto, lo que sea puro, lo que sea bello, lo admirable, si algo es excelente o digno de alabanza, piensen en tales cosas\" ( NVI). Si ense\u00f1amos a nuestros hijos a vivir de acuerdo con este c\u00f3digo, estoy convencido de que pueden vivir victoriosamente. Como padre de dos hijos, no tengo ninguna duda de que muchas personas en la iglesia local a las que asistimos desempe\u00f1aron roles importantes en el desarrollo espiritual de nuestros hijos. Creo firmemente que nuestra iglesia local estaba en sinton\u00eda con la mentalidad de la iglesia primitiva de reunirse para aprender c\u00f3mo seguir a Cristo y obedecer los mandamientos de Dios (Hechos 2: 42-47). La escuela dominical, los Royal Rangers y los Ministerios de Ni\u00f1as eran partes integrales de lo que llamamos Educaci\u00f3n Cristiana (ahora Ministerios de Discipulado) en ese momento. Las cosas que les ense\u00f1aron en esas clases y en otros servicios los equiparon para los desaf\u00edos que se avecinaban. Estoy eternamente agradecido por los hombres y mujeres que reforzaron lo que David y yo les ense\u00f1\u00e1bamos en casa. Cuando capacito a l\u00edderes de Ministerios Femeninos, siempre cuento una experiencia que tuvimos con nuestra hija cuando ella estaba en su adolescencia. Me hizo sentir a\u00fan m\u00e1s fuerte que nosotros, como padres y l\u00edderes de la iglesia, debemos hacer todo lo que est\u00e9 a nuestro alcance para ense\u00f1ar a nuestros hijos la Palabra de Dios. Jennifer fue invitada a una pijamada y nos sentimos seguros al permitirle asistir. Antes de la medianoche, recib\u00ed una llamada de nuestra hija pidi\u00e9ndome que fuera a recogerla de inmediato. Para ser honesto, dud\u00e9 un momento porque pens\u00e9 que ella podr\u00eda estar reaccionando a esa sensaci\u00f3n de nostalgia y no quer\u00eda permitirle que cediera. Quer\u00eda que ella empujara a trav\u00e9s de esos sentimientos. Poco sab\u00eda que Dios le estaba ense\u00f1ando una lecci\u00f3n mucho m\u00e1s grande y m\u00e1s profunda. Le ped\u00ed a Jennifer que compartiera esa experiencia como la recuerda hoy. El resto de este art\u00edculo es desde su perspectiva. Proverbios 22: 6 dice: \"Entrena a un ni\u00f1o en el camino que debe seguir, y cuando sea viejo, no se apartar\u00e1 de \u00e9l\". Entender la vida como la vivimos es dif\u00edcil, pero comprenderla despu\u00e9s de reflexionar es m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil. Hay muchos casos en los que desear\u00eda tener una explicaci\u00f3n racional para las cosas que ocurrieron o se produjeron. Pero la verdad es que yo no. Lo que s\u00ed tengo es el Esp\u00edritu Santo. Como preadolescente, tuve uno de esos acontecimientos. En el descanso de las chicas de una escuela secundaria, algunas de las chicas decidieron entrar a una sala de chat. Este fue un momento en que Internet era tan nuevo en los hogares de todos los d\u00edas, nadie sab\u00eda realmente lo que hab\u00eda all\u00ed. Mis amigos comenzaron una conversaci\u00f3n con lo que creo que era un hombre mayor, pero qui\u00e9n sabe realmente. Tan pronto como comenz\u00f3, me sent\u00ed inc\u00f3modo. Para ellos fue divertido, enga\u00f1ar a esta persona para una interacci\u00f3n y actuar m\u00e1s que nosotros mismos de 6\u00ba grado. Me recost\u00e9 y me volv\u00ed cada vez m\u00e1s inc\u00f3modo. No recuerdo haber hablado en contra de lo que estaban haciendo, pero no me un\u00ed. Fing\u00ed estar enferma y ped\u00ed a la madre de mi amiga que llamara a mi madre para que viniera a buscarme. Esta fue la primera vez que recuerdo haber tenido que elegir realmente entre hacer lo incorrecto y lo correcto. Nunca nadie me dijo: \"Las salas de chat son malas\". La verdad es que la mayor\u00eda de las personas no sab\u00edan lo que eran. Pero lo que s\u00ed sab\u00eda era que los pensamientos y las palabras de mis amigos y lo que estaba sucediendo en ese espacio en l\u00ednea no era lo que el Se\u00f1or quer\u00eda que me comprometiera a la edad de 11 a\u00f1os. Realmente creo que fue la obra perfecta del Esp\u00edritu Santo . En ese momento pude ver mi situaci\u00f3n y no estaba en l\u00ednea con la ense\u00f1anza que hab\u00eda recibido, \"todo lo que es verdad, todo lo que es honesto, lo que es justo, lo que es puro, lo que es hermoso, todo lo que sea de buen informe, si hay alguna virtud, y si hay alg\u00fan elogio, piensa en estas cosas \". Los ni\u00f1os no necesitan una lista de qu\u00e9 hacer y qu\u00e9 no hacer. Necesitan saber lo que dice la Biblia, que tienen adultos que se preocupan y est\u00e1n disponibles, y que tienen el Esp\u00edritu Santo para guiarlos a trav\u00e9s de decisiones tanto grandes como peque\u00f1as. Mis padres me confiaron al Se\u00f1or y como siempre, \u00c9l es fiel. Jennifer Parker Terry es hija de Irvina Parker, directora de Ministerios de Ni\u00f1as, y est\u00e1 casada con Shane Terry. Jennifer ha sido oradora en Power Chicks y es la madre de Jasper Terry, de 5 a\u00f1os. Se gradu\u00f3 en Emmanuel College y tiene una maestr\u00eda en Medios de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Oklahoma. 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