Parents, I’m going to say this straight: the devil is not playing around with your home. And a whole lot of households are letting it happen because they don’t recognize the bait.
We’ve got distractions dressed up as “innocent.” We’ve got fantasy marketed as “normal.” We’ve got detachment sold as “imagination.” And then we wonder why children are anxious, moody, easily influenced, and spiritually sleepy.
What I’m describing isn’t just “culture.” It’s a strategy. And when people hear truth and get miffed—when they mock, scoff, roll their eyes, or act offended—that reaction tells you exactly what spirit is talking.
Why Folks Get Miffed When Truth Hits
Some people hear truth and they settle. You can see it in their eyes. They’re thinking. The Spirit of God is convicting and drawing. That’s one kind of response.
But then there’s the other response: mockery. The snide comment. The “you’re doing too much.” The “that’s extreme.” The jokes. The side-eye. The dismissal.
Truth can’t be refuted when it’s plainly stated. So it gets mocked instead. Because pride hates being corrected. Pride hates being exposed. Pride hates repentance.
“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts.” — 2 Peter 3:3
Scoffers don’t just “disagree.” They have a posture. They walk a certain way—to and fro, up and down, restless, unstable, always circling truth but never submitting to it.
And when you read that kind of language elsewhere in Scripture—“to and fro,” “up and down”—you start realizing the Bible isn’t random with words. Patterns matter.
Mockery Is a Weapon… But It’s Also a Tell
Mockery is how the enemy tries to shut you up without having to prove anything. It’s intimidation through shame.
And yes, it’s rooted in pride. Pride wants company. Misery loves company. Like flies on crap—drawn to the same stink, gathering together, feeding each other’s attitude.
Because if someone actually repents… if someone actually humbles themselves… if someone actually starts obeying God… it exposes everybody else who keeps making excuses.
“Be not deceived: God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” — Galatians 6:7
Notice something: people can mock you all day, but God is not mocked. So when someone’s mouth gets bold against truth, it’s not a power move. It’s a warning light.
The “Fables” Problem: Disney, Hallmark, VR, and the Escape Pipeline
This is where a lot of parents need to stop acting like they don’t see it.
The Bible straight up warned us that in the last days people would turn away from sound doctrine and chase stories that make them feel good.
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine… and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” — 2 Timothy 4:3–4
Fables. That word should make every parent sit up.
Because look around: fairy tales, constant fantasy feeds, hero worship, cosplay, living in character, living online, living through a screen, living through artificial worlds. And it’s not “just entertainment” when it trains the mind to detach from reality and lose appetite for truth.
And yes—this is why some people are uncomfortable with things like Santa, or why VR can feel “off.” Even when you can’t fully explain it, your spirit is picking up on something: detachment. A trained habit of escaping the real world where repentance, discipline, patience, and obedience actually live.
And once escape becomes normal, self-control gets weaker. Discipline gets hated. And truth feels “too harsh.”
Fasting: Your Spirit Man’s Workout
Here’s the part people don’t want to hear, but it’s the real issue:
Most families are spiritually out of shape. Not because they don’t own a Bible. Not because they don’t claim Jesus. But because they don’t train the spirit man to lead.
The flesh is loud. Emotions are loud. Temptation is loud. And demons love a weak, undisciplined household that never tells the body “no.”
Fasting is the spirit man’s workout. 🏋️
It’s not punishment. It’s training. It’s telling your cravings, your moods, your entertainment appetite, your comfort addiction: you are not in charge.
“This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” — Matthew 17:21 (KJV)
Some things don’t break with a cute sermon. Some chains don’t break with a motivational quote. Some strongholds laugh at your playlist.
Prayer and fasting humbles the home. It strengthens discernment. It clears the fog. It puts the spirit man back in the driver’s seat.
“Hey Parent” Moment: How Much Detachment Is Too Much?
Now let’s talk practical.
If your child can’t handle boredom without a screen… if they melt down without stimulation… if real life feels “boring” but fantasy feels normal… if they’re always “somewhere else” mentally… you’re not just dealing with personality. You may be dealing with a training problem.
So what’s “too much” detachment?
- When truth becomes annoying.
- When real life responsibilities cause rage or shutdown.
- When entertainment is needed daily like a medication.
- When imagination replaces obedience.
- When your home cannot pray together without distraction.
- When fasting sounds “crazy” but binge-watching sounds normal.
That’s too much.
Why Isn’t the Church Helping Parents Navigate This?
I’ll tell you why: too many leaders are focused on the “church” as a weekly event and the “church” as a brand and the “church” as a building.
But Scripture didn’t tell pastors to build stage lights. It told them to build people.
Families are crumbling while too many sermons stay safe.
And the sad part is—many parents aren’t even asking these questions. They don’t know what’s preying on their children. They assume “it’s normal,” because everybody does it. And that silence—both from parents and from pulpits—is exactly how the enemy likes it.
The Weapon Against Mockery Is the Word of God
Mockery hates Scripture because Scripture is solid. Rooted. It doesn’t bend to feelings. It doesn’t flinch for culture. It doesn’t negotiate with demons.
This is why I can shut down debates with Scripture: because when it’s truth, it’s truth. You can argue opinions. You can spin narratives. But you cannot defeat the Word of God—so the enemy tries to make you embarrassed to speak it.
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword…” — Hebrews 4:12
Let them mock. You stay rooted.
Strong CTA: Parents, Approach Your Pastor
Here’s the warning, and here’s the move.
Parents: start boldly approaching your pastors.
Ask them:
- Are you teaching families to fast and pray together?
- Are you warning about “fables” and the escape pipeline?
- Are you equipping parents to lead a disciplined home?
- Are you strengthening the family… or just maintaining the “building”?
If they’re not teaching it, ask why. If they dodge it, press harder. If they won’t address it, you’d better address it in your own home—because your children do not belong to the culture. They belong to God.
Guard your family. Fast. Pray. Open the Word. Put boundaries back in the home. And stop letting the devil train your children while everybody stays quiet.
Sound doctrine is not mean. It’s mercy.