Who Pulls Your Strings

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Who Pulls Your Strings?
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"I never wanted this for you. I work my whole
life - I don't apologize - to take care of my
family, and I refused to be a fool, dancing on
the string held by all those bigshots. I don't
apologize - that's my life - but I thought when
it was your time, you would be the one to hold
the string. Senator Corleone Governor Corleone.
Well, it wasn't enough time, Michael. It wasn't
enough time."
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Everyone Has Strings. Some Tie You Up, Some Free
You Up.
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Replace the string of ______________ with the
string of ______________.
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Replace the string of ______________ with the
string of ______________.
materialism
generosity
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Genesis 42-5 NKJV
Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel.
Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a
tiller of the ground. And in the process of time
it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of
the fruit of the ground to the Lord. Abel also
brought of the firstborn of his flock and of
their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his
offering, but He did not respect Cain and his
offering.
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Replace the string of ______________ with the
string of ______________.
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Replace the string of ______________ with the
string of ______________.
anger
humility
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Genesis 45-7 NKJV
but He did not respect Cain and his offering.
And Cain was very angry, and his countenance
fell. So the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you
angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If
you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you
do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its
desire is for you, but you should rule over it." 

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How does God parent us to change strings?
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• Ask Questions
• Explain What's Acceptable
• Teach Children to Recognize Circumstances
• Warn of Consequences

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• Ask Questions
• Explain What's Acceptable
• Teach Children to Recognize Circumstances
• Warn of Consequences

So the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And
why has your countenance fallen? (Genesis 46)
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• Ask Questions
• Explain What's Acceptable
• Teach Children to Recognize Circumstances
• Warn of Consequences

And if you do not do well, sin lies at the
door. (Genesis 47)
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• Ask Questions
• Explain What's Acceptable
• Teach Children to Recognize Circumstances
• Warn of Consequences

And if you do not do well, sin lies at the
door. (NKJV)
Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control
you. (NLT)
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• Ask Questions
• Explain What's Acceptable
• Teach Children to Recognize Circumstances
• Warn of Consequences

And its desire is for you. (Genesis 47)
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Choosing To Be Under God's Strings Gives Us Power
Over Other Strings
Genesis 47 And its desire is for you, but you
should rule over it.
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