I'll like to start this post by saying Merry Christmas and Happy New year in advance.
I give all the glory to God for keeping me and my family till date. It is really of His mercies that we are not consumed. With that said, I'll like us to look at things that the older children must know about Christmas.
What is the true meaning of Christmas?
Children must understand that the true meaning of Christmas is Christ. And so the birthday boy is Jesus Christ, the Lord of lords and the Kings of kings. What this means is that, the birthday boy MUST be invited to His birthday. Unfortunately, in most families the Birthday boy is usually kept in the backyard far away from the birthday celebrations and in most cases a lot forget to invite Him by their actions and mode of celebration.
Let me explain:
(i) You cannot overlook the importance of making your children understand their need for Jesus Christ to be the Lord and saviour of their lives in case they have not given their lives to Him. Again, you cannot give what you don't have and so if you have not given your life to Jesus Christ you need to take this crucial step so that you can help your children.
Why do I need to give my life to Christ? This is because the scriptures says in John 3:16 'For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. This is the real meaning of Christmas. Accepting God's Gift into your life. Making Jesus Christ, the gift of God your own Lord and saviour. This is the starting point.
(ii) How convenient is Xmas: I do not support spelling Christmas as Xmas because X is a variable and why remove the 'Christ' which is referring to Jesus. No wonder people conveniently practice all manner of evil like drunkenness, fornication, adultery, gluttony, disobedience e.t.c. all in the name of celebrating Xmas. And so our children must be made to understand this truth; that all forms of celebrations relating to Christmasmust glorify God.
(iii)What about Christmas wears?
Well would you celebrate the Birthday of the Lord of lords
in the attire of an harlot? Proverb 7:10 tells us about a certain woman with the attire of an harlot....what this means is that some certain wears are associated with 'Harlots' no matter what you call it.
Children must be properly dressed for Christmas celebrations.
Conclusively, it is only decent to carry the name of the Lord in high esteem not only at Christmas but as long as we shall live. Let your children STAND OUT of the crowd!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Stop keeping up with the Joneses!
This is one of the longest topics I have ever written about.
Come to think of it a lot of parents want their children to be like the Joneses consciously or unconsciously. I am not saying that it is not good to emulate good examples. No, what I am saying is that your child does not have to study medicine because the Joneses' son is currently in science class and he plans to study medicine.
The following might likely be the reasons why most parents might want to keep
up with the Joneses:
(i)Inferiority Complex: The worse complex to deal with is inferiority complex. It is a form of complex that makes you feel inadequate until you do what others are doing. And the more you try to meet up the more frustrated and delusion you get.
This is a major reason why most people want to do this or that just to keep up with the Joneses.
(ii) Comparison Syndrome: The word of God says in 2Cor 10:12 and I quote 'For we dare
not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some
that commend themselves:but they measuring themselves by themselves,
and comparing themselves among themselves,are not wise'.
Simply put, do not compare your children with the Joneses
because they have their own divine destinies to fulfil.
(iii)False sense of belonging: Some parents just feel that they must belong to a particular 'class' and so their children must comply whether they like it or not.
There are many other reasons that time will fail me to list out here. But whatever your reasons are, I am sure it will not be good enough to deny your children of their individuality and the right of expression.
Your role as a parent is to guide these children along a Godly and purposeful path to fulfilling their divine destines in life and not to distort their destinies by believing that they just must be like the Joneses. By the way who are the Joneses? The dictionary defines the Joneses as one's neighbours, friends, business associates, etc.'.
Conclusively, keeping up with the Joneses has NEVER landed anybody in the
promise land but it sure has landed a lot where they never bargained for.
Come to think of it a lot of parents want their children to be like the Joneses consciously or unconsciously. I am not saying that it is not good to emulate good examples. No, what I am saying is that your child does not have to study medicine because the Joneses' son is currently in science class and he plans to study medicine.
The following might likely be the reasons why most parents might want to keep
up with the Joneses:
(i)Inferiority Complex: The worse complex to deal with is inferiority complex. It is a form of complex that makes you feel inadequate until you do what others are doing. And the more you try to meet up the more frustrated and delusion you get.
This is a major reason why most people want to do this or that just to keep up with the Joneses.
(ii) Comparison Syndrome: The word of God says in 2Cor 10:12 and I quote 'For we dare
not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some
that commend themselves:but they measuring themselves by themselves,
and comparing themselves among themselves,are not wise'.
Simply put, do not compare your children with the Joneses
because they have their own divine destinies to fulfil.
(iii)False sense of belonging: Some parents just feel that they must belong to a particular 'class' and so their children must comply whether they like it or not.
There are many other reasons that time will fail me to list out here. But whatever your reasons are, I am sure it will not be good enough to deny your children of their individuality and the right of expression.
Your role as a parent is to guide these children along a Godly and purposeful path to fulfilling their divine destines in life and not to distort their destinies by believing that they just must be like the Joneses. By the way who are the Joneses? The dictionary defines the Joneses as one's neighbours, friends, business associates, etc.'.
Conclusively, keeping up with the Joneses has NEVER landed anybody in the
promise land but it sure has landed a lot where they never bargained for.
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