Why Silly Rules?

I don't know about you, but there are times in my life when I absolutely hate a certain rule. I won't take the time to go into them, but as you read this I'm sure there is one you are thinking of this very moment. Sometimes teenagers think that the reason there are so many rules is to keep them from having fun. That is definitely not the case; the rules are there so you can have fun. Allow me to explain: In Deuteronomy 22:8 the Bible says, "When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence." A battlement was a 3 to 4 ft. structure(much like a fence) that would be placed around the edge of a roof. Of course back then roofs were flat and were used much like a family room would be used today. The reason one would put this battlement around their roof was so they could not be blamed if someone fell off their roof. Ouch!!!!!
Teenager, the reason your parents give you rules is for the very same reason. They don't want you to fall off the roof. Don't look at rules as negative but as a positive. Just ask the kid who broke his arm when he fell off the roof, how much fun he has watching the other kids in the neighborhood playing. Live by God's rules now and you will be blessed later. Otherwise, you may have some pain.