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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ReplyDeleteThis is another great post spot on the issue as usual. I completely agree with you on the this issue. My prayer is that the Lord will make godly parents that will be more concern about the purpose of God for the children than the Joneses!
ReplyDeleteThank you.