"All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace."
2 Isaiah 54:13
There is no doubt whatsoever that parents have the interest of their children at heart. In their attitudes, in their conversation, in their conduct and in their demands of life, they will do nothing that causes their children to suffer. They will sacrifice their own pleasures for the sake of their children. They will make no decision without taking their welfare into account.
Many parents spend fabulous sums of money on their children's education. But the one thing many parents forget to give their children is the right scale of values they need, the virtues they need to practice. Some of these:
HONESTY * Today there is an alarming amount of dishonesty which we have learned to live with, and which needs to be cured and exposed. A person cannot really be happy unless he or she is fair in their dealings with others.
THE NEED TO BE CLEAN OF HEART * The subject of many magazines, books, movies, social media and television programs is moral garbage. It pollutes young human minds which need to be cleaned up.
INDUSTRY * This means hard work. People today have learned lazy habits. They find it profitable to just get employed and not to work.
FRUGALITY * Learning to live within our means, we must identify ourselves with the people with whom we live.
COURTESY * There is too much rudeness in our society today. It causes labor disputes, tensions int he homes and marriage breakdowns.
CHARITY * It is a caring concern, especially towards those who are older and weaker and less privileged. It is at the heart of justice and social Responsibility.
UNSELFISHNESS * Many people today care only about themselves. They feel no allegiance to anyone or anything bigger then themselves. They are prepared to give up their jobs, their friends, their families, and even their partner in life, to grasp the happiness they think they will thus obtain.
FORTITUDE * Above all teach your child the value of facing trails bravely and peacefully.
"Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind and will make your heart glad."
Proverbs 29:18
Pastor Selva Periannan
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