KS 432 - Willy Wonka Taught A Better Parenting Lesson

1 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,480 SPEAKER_00: It's your host, Christian entrepreneur, Tyler 2 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:27,199 McCart. 3 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,880 SPEAKER_01: Welcome to the best listeners, Tyler McCart coming 4 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,880 at you, episode 435. 5 00:00:35,039 --> 00:00:37,759 We're going to jump into some content about some legacy stuff, 6 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,679 about arrows, weapons. 7 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:41,520 Yeah, let's get started. 8 00:00:41,679 --> 00:00:44,399 So you might be saying, Tyler, why are you actually want to 9 00:00:44,399 --> 00:00:45,200 talk about arrows? 10 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,119 What do you weapons and generational legacy and stuff 11 00:00:49,119 --> 00:00:49,520 like that? 12 00:00:49,759 --> 00:00:56,719 Well, so last week I was doing a devotional in the UVersion Bible 13 00:00:56,719 --> 00:00:56,960 app. 14 00:00:57,039 --> 00:01:02,240 I believe the devotional was called uh Generations, The 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,319 Ministry of Arrows. 16 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:08,239 And it was, I think it was like a four-day or five-day thing, 17 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,040 but it unlocked something in my brain that I'd never seen 18 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:13,599 before. 19 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,319 And it was just kind of something actually pretty cool 20 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,719 that I got pretty excited about as seeing that we actually have 21 00:01:20,719 --> 00:01:28,719 another weapon in our armory that I didn't even think uh 22 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:30,480 about beforehand. 23 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:31,359 Okay. 24 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,000 Now, let me let me read Psalms 127 to you, and then I'm going 25 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,359 to explain to that real quick. 26 00:01:37,599 --> 00:01:43,519 So Psalms 127 says, like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are 27 00:01:43,519 --> 00:01:45,439 the children of one's youth. 28 00:01:45,599 --> 00:01:45,920 Okay? 29 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:47,599 Now watch this. 30 00:01:48,239 --> 00:01:51,519 In Ephesians, it says that we're actually have the sword of the 31 00:01:51,519 --> 00:01:55,439 spirit, which is the word of God, and we're able to utilize 32 00:01:55,439 --> 00:01:55,599 that. 33 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,439 That is, and I've always been taught that is actually our only 34 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:05,120 weapon of warfare offensively that we have in order to combat 35 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:06,000 the enemy. 36 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:12,240 But the new insight or new kind of revelation I've gotten is 37 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:19,039 that in the hands of a warrior, the children who are the arrows 38 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,639 are actually part of that weaponry. 39 00:02:23,199 --> 00:02:23,840 Yeah. 40 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:25,599 All right. 41 00:02:26,319 --> 00:02:29,520 So let me kind of set the stage for you, and we're going to talk 42 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,879 about just arrows, and I've got some things that I want to, you 43 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:34,000 know, dive into. 44 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:40,240 You know, in my notes, I say they are instruments in the hand 45 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:47,120 of God that can go further than we can go, reach places that we 46 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:53,840 never could reach, and carry the kingdom purpose beyond our 47 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:54,479 lifetime. 48 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:56,400 Man, that is powerful stuff. 49 00:02:56,479 --> 00:02:57,280 That's good stuff right there. 50 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:58,560 I'm glad I wrote that. 51 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:03,280 They are instruments of the in the hands of God that can go 52 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:09,439 further than we can go, reach places uh we may never reach, 53 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:15,039 and carry the kingdom purpose beyond our lifetime. 54 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,280 And the enemy does not want us to use these arrows, do not want 55 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:23,439 us to train these arrows up and form and every and anyway. 56 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:24,719 I'm getting ahead of myself. 57 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,039 So our calling as parents, as grandparents, or patriarchs and 58 00:03:29,039 --> 00:03:33,280 matriarchs, or patriarchs in the making, matriarchs in the 59 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,360 making, please hear me when I say this. 60 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:40,080 You're not just there to provide and protect for these arrows, 61 00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:43,599 these children, or these grandchildren. 62 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,360 You're called to, and I got this down here, you're called to 63 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:53,439 actually shape these arrows, sharpen the arrows, strengthen 64 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:58,639 the arrows, set the arrows, and then send those arrows. 65 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,879 But the first responsibility, and I just want to camp out 66 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:05,840 right here because I could go off on all those things, but the 67 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,919 first responsibility of us is shaping the arrows. 68 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,439 Before the arrow can be sent, it's got to be shaped. 69 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:14,319 Okay. 70 00:04:15,039 --> 00:04:18,000 Before the calling, there must be character. 71 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,000 That's what shaping is. 72 00:04:20,399 --> 00:04:23,839 Shaping is actually shaping the character of the child. 73 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,680 It is the foundational thing. 74 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,680 Before influence, there must be integrity. 75 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,839 Before they are sent, they have to be shaped. 76 00:04:34,079 --> 00:04:37,120 Now, character has got to be a foundational thing. 77 00:04:37,199 --> 00:04:37,920 We all know that. 78 00:04:38,079 --> 00:04:38,720 We understand that. 79 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,920 I mean, if I sit there and said, hey, you know, tell me about 80 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,120 this person's, you know, character, you would be able to 81 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,680 rattle off, yeah, this is one of the most important things 82 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,199 because it sets the precedent of who that person is. 83 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,160 Well, here are a couple of things that I want you to think 84 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,480 through as far as being able to set that foundation. 85 00:04:56,639 --> 00:05:00,319 One is we have to teach them the obedience of the Lord. 86 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:01,920 What that what does that mean? 87 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,160 How do you teach them the obedience of the Lord? 88 00:05:04,319 --> 00:05:07,920 Well, first and foremost, you have to be modeling that. 89 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:13,040 Number two, you also need to have some understanding of the 90 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:20,639 actual word of God and say, this is our standard of who we feel, 91 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,560 who we know and trust is our Helling Father because they said 92 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,199 it in this book right here called the Bible. 93 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,720 Also, the obedience to hear and follow the Holy Spirit is got to 94 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:31,759 be foundational. 95 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,959 Teachability, this is huge. 96 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:39,600 Being able to help your uh that arrow, that child have a 97 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,600 foundation of being able to learn from their experiences, 98 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,639 learn from their mistakes, realize they don't have they 99 00:05:46,639 --> 00:05:50,319 don't know it all, have some humility in a situation is a 100 00:05:50,319 --> 00:05:51,120 critical thing. 101 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:52,240 Also, faithfulness. 102 00:05:52,319 --> 00:05:56,560 Um I'm just reminded of the proverb says uh faith, um 103 00:05:57,759 --> 00:06:02,879 faithfulness, uh, a man, a man who is faithful will abound with 104 00:06:02,879 --> 00:06:03,199 blessings. 105 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,319 I believe that's somewhere in Proverbs that says that. 106 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,319 But here's here's what I want to say. 107 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:14,639 But if the character is weak in that child, then everything 108 00:06:14,639 --> 00:06:16,879 built on top of that is vulnerable. 109 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:23,439 Before character is strong, the arrow cannot fly straight. 110 00:06:24,399 --> 00:06:28,560 So here's my here's just my quick illustration that I came 111 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:34,480 up with that I thought was kind of unique, that helped you see 112 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,160 the character and that the character was tested. 113 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,680 1971, great movie was uh was uh released. 114 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:45,360 I watched it as a child. 115 00:06:45,519 --> 00:06:49,600 I wasn't born in 1971, I was born in 78, but growing up in 116 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:54,720 the 80s, I I watched this movie like a good bit of time. 117 00:06:54,879 --> 00:06:57,759 That movie was actually Willie Wonk and the Chocolate Factory. 118 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,680 Fantastic movie. 119 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:05,279 There's a scene at the very end of the movie where Charlie, the 120 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,079 main character, is tested. 121 00:07:08,639 --> 00:07:13,920 And before he gets to this scene, early on in the movie, 122 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:19,360 he's told or he is pulled aside by the arch enemy of Willy 123 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,160 Wonka, who is Slugworth. 124 00:07:22,879 --> 00:07:26,319 And he's said something, he's told something. 125 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:31,120 Well, basically, Charlie at the very end of the movie, all the 126 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,399 other children had failed. 127 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,000 Charlie had actually felt like he failed, but he stops at the 128 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,959 doorway and he walks back to Willy Wonka's desk and lays down 129 00:07:41,279 --> 00:07:43,839 the everlasting gobstopper. 130 00:07:44,319 --> 00:07:44,959 Yeah. 131 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,800 Lays it down and walks away and says, I'm not gonna do whatever 132 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:51,120 it was. 133 00:07:51,279 --> 00:07:57,439 Well, that was the ultimate test that Wonka needed to know that 134 00:07:57,439 --> 00:08:04,399 he could trust Charlie with his inheritance of the Wonka factory 135 00:08:04,399 --> 00:08:06,240 and the Wonka Empire. 136 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,240 So I want you to hear, I'm gonna go back to my notes right now. 137 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,360 Hear this Charlie's future. 138 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:14,720 Watch this, guys. 139 00:08:14,959 --> 00:08:16,879 Charlie's future was unlocked. 140 00:08:16,959 --> 00:08:21,120 It wasn't unlocked because of his talent, it wasn't unlocked 141 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,319 because of how wealthy Charlie was, it wasn't unlocked because 142 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:28,319 of he was really skillful, it wasn't unlocked because he was 143 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:29,040 impressive. 144 00:08:29,279 --> 00:08:34,080 No, Charlie's future was unlocked because of his 145 00:08:34,399 --> 00:08:37,840 integrity, because of his character. 146 00:08:38,399 --> 00:08:44,559 And that was the foundational thing that Wonka needed to know. 147 00:08:44,879 --> 00:08:46,559 Could he trust Charlie? 148 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:53,679 So, my call to action for you, Kingdom Success listeners, if 149 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,879 you're a patriarch in the making, a matriarch in the 150 00:08:56,879 --> 00:09:01,600 making, uh patriarch yourself or a matriarch yourself, is let's 151 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:06,080 move beyond the sense of just protecting for our children or 152 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:06,799 grandchildren. 153 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,000 Let's move beyond from just even providing for them. 154 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:14,240 But let's make them into arrows. 155 00:09:14,639 --> 00:09:17,840 Let's actually ask the question, maybe sitting around the dinner 156 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,159 table. 157 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,919 Here's the questions I want you to ask this week around the 158 00:09:21,919 --> 00:09:24,159 dinner table is this right here. 159 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,679 What do our what does our family want to be known for? 160 00:09:28,639 --> 00:09:31,519 What what are what is it that our family wants to be known 161 00:09:31,519 --> 00:09:31,679 for? 162 00:09:31,919 --> 00:09:33,039 Here's another question. 163 00:09:33,279 --> 00:09:38,240 What kind of character do we want to be known for in our 164 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:38,879 family? 165 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:39,759 Right? 166 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:45,600 These are powerful questions to ask the whole entire team, the 167 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:49,200 whole entire group as you sit around, because a family is 168 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,360 supposed to be a team, guys. 169 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,159 A family is supposed to be a team, not a bunch of 170 00:09:54,159 --> 00:09:54,879 individuals. 171 00:09:55,039 --> 00:09:58,799 Yes, you'll have individuals, but the collectively, a family 172 00:09:58,799 --> 00:09:59,440 is a team. 173 00:09:59,519 --> 00:10:02,960 That's how the biblical view a family has to be. 174 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:03,519 Okay. 175 00:10:05,039 --> 00:10:11,039 Because remember, before you send them, you must have you 176 00:10:11,039 --> 00:10:11,919 must shape them. 177 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,000 You've got to shape these children, guys. 178 00:10:14,159 --> 00:10:16,080 That is the key component to all this. 179 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:17,679 So, kingdoms discuss. 180 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:19,600 Know that you're blessed, you're highly favored, you're empowered 181 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:20,879 to prosper, you walk in divine help. 182 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,279 Spirit will break through this upon you guys, and gang will 183 00:10:23,279 --> 00:10:24,639 catch you on the other side.