There
are umpteen case studies and news reports that would vouch for the fact that
parents overlooked the signs of rebelliousness in children that they end up as
rapists, murderers, paedophiles, etc. The common thread that runs through all
their stories is that either morality was totally absent, or it's manipulated.
Theodore Roosevelt once said, "To educate a man in mind and not in
morals is to educate a menace to society".
I
would like to quote an excerpt from research made from Minesota Crime
Commission long years back, "Every baby starts life as a little savage.
He is completely selfish and self-centred; he wants what he wants. When he
wants his bottle, his mother's attention, his playmates toys his uncle’s watch.
Deny him these with ones, and he seeds the rage of aggressiveness which could
be murderous where he not so helpless, he is dirty. He has no morals no
knowledge, no developed skills and this means that all children are born with
delinquent and if permitted to continue in their self-impulsive actions to
satisfy each want, every child will grow up a criminal, a killer a
Rapist." How are we going to be a role model in building our children
right?
Morality,
to choose between right and wrong has become a casualty in recent times. It has
become relative, and that means we decide right and wrong based on how we want
it, because as adults we find it convenient. By doing this we have placed our
children in danger at arm length. Even if as parents we do lead a moral,
God-fearing life, the world out there is so evil, that it has the power to
groom our children to be immoral. It has blurred the lines between right and
wrong.
As
parents we have been placed with a great responsibility on our shoulders to
teach our children to pursue and persevere God's way. The benchmark of morality
is God and His word alone. Anything other than God becomes relative. The Bible
says, "Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver]; He is a
shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him." The more we
encourage our children to read His word they are sure to gain God's wisdom,
guidance, and protection. The word will also help us parents to develop these
precious gifts to be responsible adults, eventually fulfilling God's purpose in
their life. Live an exemplary life your child can follow. A friend and a mentor
but most importantly making them experience the true salvation Christ offered
that can transform from inside out. And that means leading a child or an
individual to repent and confess all failures to Him who has the power to
cleanse from all sins and unrighteousness and transform to be a new person in
Christ.
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