Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
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TRAINING CHILDREN TO WORK
I am now on a roll about things the Bible says are "good" things to do.
Lamentations 3:27 says, "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth."
Many modern parents think children should be spared from doing too much work and taking on too much responsibility while they are young. Many Children's Protection Services workers think it is abuse if children are expected to do dishes and other chores around the home. This is a humanistic way of thinking and the antipathy of preparing children for life.
Of course, I believe children should enjoy being children and have lots of opportunity for play, but they should also be taught responsibility. As they get older, they should be given more and more responsibility.
It is sad to see young people today (older teens and young twenties) who don't know how to get "stuck in" and work hard and don't know how to take on responsibility. They are not prepared to for life, because to be successful in life you have to be experienced in how to work hard, complete a task efficiently, and take initiative. This only happens with training. The "yoke" was put on the oxen when they went to work.
Of course, there are also many wonderful young people who have a wonderful testimony in this area.
You are training your children now for success or failure. Don't get taken up with the humanistic mindset of our society.
Love from Nancy
Lamentations 3:27 says, "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth."
Many modern parents think children should be spared from doing too much work and taking on too much responsibility while they are young. Many Children's Protection Services workers think it is abuse if children are expected to do dishes and other chores around the home. This is a humanistic way of thinking and the antipathy of preparing children for life.
Of course, I believe children should enjoy being children and have lots of opportunity for play, but they should also be taught responsibility. As they get older, they should be given more and more responsibility.
It is sad to see young people today (older teens and young twenties) who don't know how to get "stuck in" and work hard and don't know how to take on responsibility. They are not prepared to for life, because to be successful in life you have to be experienced in how to work hard, complete a task efficiently, and take initiative. This only happens with training. The "yoke" was put on the oxen when they went to work.
Of course, there are also many wonderful young people who have a wonderful testimony in this area.
You are training your children now for success or failure. Don't get taken up with the humanistic mindset of our society.
Love from Nancy
