HONOUR YOUR PARENTS{YOUTH CORNER}

-
Being a Christian in a non-Christian household can be difficult but also can be beneficial for your personal walk with Jesus. How does one live with non-Christian parents?

Firstly, obey them.
Paul writes in Ephesians 6:1-3 that believing children should obey their parents, quoting the fifth commandment.
Paul’s words can also be applied when your parents aren’t Christian. Obey them because God tells you it is the right thing to do (verse 1) and it brings blessing from God (verse 2-3). Obedience to God always brings him glory.
However, this doesn’t necessarily apply if your parents are trying to stop you following Jesus. Jesus comes first, but there are still ways to obey your parents, and show them that you love them:
Try and be the best child you can be for the Lord and for your parents.
If you have chores to do at home, do them without complaining.
Obey your parent’s curfews and tidy up your room.
Wash up, even if you haven't been asked.
Don’t speak back rudely to them but respect them.
Doing things like this will be a great witness to the life that Jesus has given you. Your life may point your unbelieving parents to Christ and when the opportunity comes, share your faith with them. They may start to follow Jesus (it does happen!).
Going to church and youth group
If your parents don’t let you go to church or youth group then try and talk to them about it. You may be able to take them along one week so they can see what it is like. In the end, however, you need to honour their decision.
However, keep reading your Bible, join a Christian group at school during school hours and find some good Christian resources on the internet. God will not leave you alone. He will support you.
Secondly, keep praying for your parents, and never give up. God saves people and He knows your situation, so pray. Pray for yourself for strength to keep obeying them and God, even if it’s tough.
When you become an adult
Finally, if the situation doesn’t change and you are legally at the age to be independent (normally 18) and have prayed about it, you may need to assert your independence by moving out with friends or something similar.
Whatever it is you decide to do, always respect and love your parents, and keep praying for them, but Keep Jesus first.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

THE OBLIGATORY NATURE OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

-
Image
By Overseer I. A. OGUNLADE Every Christian is obliged to pay tithes and offerings. This matter has been contentious among some Christians and surprisingly some denominations have told their members that this injunction is not obligatory and out-rightly preach against it, claiming that Jesus Christ did not pay tithes and did not preach it. Nothing can be farther from the truth as we shall see from the scriptural text in this text. The truth is that Jesus recognized the payment of tithes when he rebuked the Pharisees in the Book of Matthew 23 verse 23 on their hypocritical attitude toward tithes paying , and for using their religion as a veneer of holiness to conceal unholy character. The origin of Tithing In Genesis 14 we have a first reference to tithing and this pre-dates the Mosaic Law. In Gen 11: 17-20, when Abram (later Abraham) returned from conquest of his enemies with a lot   of spoils, and he paid TITHES OF ALL to Melchizedek the priest of the Most High God. ...
Read more

YE ARE ILLUMINATIONS TO THE WORLD

-
Image
“You are the light of the world – like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.  No one lights a lamp (candle) and then puts it under a basket.  Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house, in the same way let your good deeds (light) shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly father.  (Mathew 5: 14-16). F rom the inception, Light was designed to make positive impact in life. It is designed as value carrier. This was established in the creation story as recorded in Genesis chapter 1 verses 1-3. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light .” (KJV) The entrance of light brings in shout of jubilation, solution, joy and good life. This explained the situation when you were...
Read more

NEVER LOOSE YOUR GIRDLE{MOTIVATIONAL TALK}

-
Image
Life is filled with highs and lows —happiness and struggles that will test your resilience and integrity, push you to overcome challenges and leave you with lessons that will make you even stronger on your way up. It’s the way you feel and think about yourself, including your expectations and beliefs about what is possible to you, greatly determines everything that happens to you. It all starts with your thoughts. When you change your thoughts, you transform the quality of your life. Below is a list of the best motivational quotes to inspire you to start your day with a blast: 1. Don’t downgrade your dream just to fit your reality, upgrade your conviction to match your destiny. 2. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. 3. You are confined only by the walls you build yourself. 4. The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others 5. You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, th...
Read more