Sam Feldstein's Notebook

Fear of God

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The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 9:10

Presumably this means if you act like God’s watching, you’ll be a better person, even when you’re alone and not subject to the judgement of other people.

But I think a better metaphor might be to pretend your children are watching. This is will get you to think explicitly about the example you want to set.