Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Mathew 13: 24-25
Parents are the ones planting the good seeds in the life of their children and the enemy sowing the tares is the devil. It is our role as parents to wake up to the role of watchfulness. It is our duty to know what our children are doing, when they are doing it and how they are doing it.
Most parents, especially christian parents, have slept or begun to sleep in regards to our duty to our children. Why is this so?
- They don't know what their children are doing
- They are unconcerned about what their children are doing
- They do not care about their children
- They condone the evils that their children do
- They are more concerned about making money and meeting financial needs
Sleeping parents bring reproach to the name of the Lord. Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Psalm 127: 3-5. Do we realise the gift our children are? As parents have we taught our children on how to make use of the weapons that God has given them? Do we even know how to utilize the gift of parenthood? Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. Isaiah 8:18
Why do we say parents are sleeping?
- The faith we profess is not seen in the life of our children.
- We have presented God to our children as an alternative and not the bedrock of their life
- The family altar does not exist in a lot of homes, where they do exist the children is not an active part of it.
- Hence our children are not spiritually exposed to the things that concern life and and God's Kingdom
- Parents live as co-tenants with their children; they don't know their children and can't live in harmony with their parents
In the end our children have become insensitive to the exception and obscene. It is not okay to sit on the fence. We have to be personally involved in the life of our children. We as parents are to be the first role model of our children. Very early in life our children have been involved in activities and crime that even parents do not know about. As parents we must be conscious of the seat of leadership that is the responsibility of the father. God has put the father as the head of the family and these days fathers have relegated this duty of leadership to the mothers. A father is to teach the children how to be who they are purposed to be.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Proverbs 10:1 KJV. The mother is the roof of the home and the family. They are the ones with the greatest influence over their children, especially their daughters. Mothers need to be mindful of their children.
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