FAMILY

“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.” Prov 10:1

Are your parents proud of you? Do you hear them talk repeatedly about your awards in school from 10 years ago and exaggerate how good you are at something in front of their friends and family?

It is normal to find your parents talk about you very often, more often than they talk about themselves or their other half. From the moment, you are born, your parents adore you and say all kinds of good things about you. This is because they love you and are so proud of what have you become.

However, this is not always the case. Sometimes, our parents became so sad and disappointed because we did not turn out to be the person they want us to be. 

The Scripture tells us that a wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. We bring joy to our fathers when we obey them and follow their footsteps. But, when we turn from our parent’s instruction and go in our way, it brings grief especially to our mother who bore us into this world.

Being wise is crucial to everyone in the family, not only to the children but as well as to the parents. This is because the children look up to the parents and watching every move they make. If you are a parent, don’t expect your children to be respectful if you are not. Don’t expect your children to clean the house, if you don’t even do it. Parents must set as an example themselves. That is why a child’s wisdom comes from the parents who carefully mold him from the wisdom of God.

God wants us to build our family in his wisdom. God wants us to be wise not only in our own eyes but in the eyes of our children and their children’s children. So that we can gain respect and love from them and they will give wisdom from us that they can pass on through generation.

Do you know anybody who named their children after their great-granddad? The obvious reason why they do this is because they are proud of their grandpa and they want their legacy to be passed on by attaching their names to their children.

If you are a child, are you bringing joy to your parents? If you are a parent, is your child looking up to you and proud to be your child? 

Today, let us ask God for his wisdom to dwell in our family so that we call all live a Godly life and be a good example to the generations to come.

Prayer:  

Dear God,

            

     Thank you for this wonderful day! There are so many reasons to thank you but today, I would like to thank you for my family. Thank you for my mom and dad. Thank you for my siblings. I would like parents to be proud of me and I would like to become a proud parent to my children. Help me that I will do your will within my family. In Jesus Christ’s name, I pray, Amen.