3 Kinds of People Parents Need to Know About

Last updated on: January 22, 2018 at 3:13 pm by Mark Driscoll

3 Kinds of People Parents Need to Know About 2018-01-22T15:13:09-05:00 Mark Driscoll

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Foolish People

Foolish people are not necessarily less intelligent or less educated. However, they are unteachable, irresponsible, and blame others when things go wrong. Foolish people tend not to see the pain they are causing others, and their folly is usually inadvertent through bad decisions and irresponsibility.
Sadly, if we are honest, everyone is foolish in certain areas and seasons of life. None of us is immune from folly. People who are primarily foolish have an ongoing pattern of folly that dominates their life.

The more you address problem areas with a fool, the more conflict and disagreement occurs as the relationship deteriorates. Proverbs 9:7-8 says, “Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt. So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you.”

The way to respond to a foolish person is with consequences and boundaries. This limits their ability to harm themselves and others. Since a foolish person pushes their responsibilities and the consequences of their folly to responsible people, the best thing to do is push the responsibility and consequence for their folly back on them. Hopefully this motivates them to make changes.

A foolish person lives by the power of the flesh. As a parent, seek to not be foolish, keep foolish people from being close with your children, and help your child not be foolish.

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