Helping the coming generation prepare for their time.

Have you ever asked yourself, how Am I Preparing The Coming Generation For Their Time?

It might look like a very cheap question but if we look deeply, it is something that if we take seriously would influence the future positively.

Lots of parents/guardians today don't understand what their way of life means the life of their children, people go on living recklessly not minding how their lives affect the coming generation.

The things we do and teach kids today lives with them forever and the book of Proverb 22 vs 6 say "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it".

I woke up this morning to pray and after that, I called my mom to say good morning to her and she prayed for me as well. Immediately I dropped the call, the childhood memories of how I cultivated the habit of praying and saying good morning to my parent came back to me.

Every morning after morning devotion, my mom would greet my daddy and mandate us to greet as well, the habit became part of me. I now feel incomplete not saying good morning to her even as an adult.

As parents or guardians, we have important roles to play in the life of our kids because the things we do in their presence or teach them ends up becoming their way of life. It becomes part of them whether it is a good or bad thing, they see it as the best thing to do because their first teacher in life has taught them to live that way.

A friend on noise.cash made this comment on my post and I can't ignore it so I included it in the post.

The heart of every child is like a blank, we have the power as parents to fill it whatever we want. For some time in their lives, we are in charge of writing on those blank pages but as they grow and become old enough to continue from where you stopped, they will continue from where and how you stopped.

I will talk about few things that we must ensure our children learn from us while growing because these things will help them when it is time for them to be alone probably for studies, change of environment or when they finally start their own families.

Teach them the word of God and how to pray.

Many people underrate the power of prayer, I have experienced miracles as a result of prayer, and makes me take it seriously.

Aside from that, the world is terrible and full of evil and we must teach them how to pray so they can always call unto God with or without you. You won't be there to pray for them forever so you have to prepare them for your absence.

How do the word of God affect here? Kids are easily influenced by the things happening when they are out of the home. Regular teaching of the words of God will create this permanent fear of not diverting from the good path of life the scriptures have laid down for us.

Teach them to be respectful.

Behaviors/attitudes go a long way in the world today, I have seen where it unlocked a door power couldn't open. How is that even possible? We always believe that power and connection do it all, yes it does in this greedy world we live in but having good manners can give you a chance when power fails.

A youth Corper was retained and promoted at the company where he served because he was humble and respectful, he showed a little act of humbleness unknowingly to him that he just had an encounter with the CEO of the company he hasn't met before since his job was major on the field.

Teach them to Love others.

This isn't about relationships alone, it is basically about how they treat the people around them. If all parents taught and emphasize why we must love, the world would have been in a better position than it is today.

Lots of kids have learned selfishness, greed, and many other bad acts from their parents and when they grow up, they start exhibiting those attitudes. They become a problem and terror to humanity, a child that learned to always give to the needy from his parent will do the same when he is capable to give from what he or she has.

Teach them to manage.

Managing resources is another thing they must learn to avoid them wasting as they grow, it is not just by telling them. We must be a practical example for them so that they can walk in our steps.

When kids learn to manage, it gives them the ability to be contented when they grow up.

Teach them to be independent.

I am one of those who believe that no matter how smart or wealthy you are, you can't live in this world alone but why did I use the word independent.

Today, a lot of people have met with their end for relying on and trusting people too much. Been independent to me means knowing the boundaries or limits we need to set for people who we welcome into our lives.

We should teach them to live and be happy if people choose to stand by them or not, they must not allow the absence of people to cripple their plans of becoming a great person in life.

Teach them to be hardworking

Hard work gives birth to success and that's why kids must be taught to work hard for them to be great.

As a parent, it is forbidden for you to be lazy in the presence of your kids. You must be ready to take on any challenges and it will help them prepare for whatever may come their way as they grow.

It starts from home, delegate duties to them. Let them be involved in house chores and you will be surprised with how much you have blessed them in life.

Teach them to be supportive.

In the last few years, I have come to learn that some people dreams are built relying on others before it becomes reality.

What happens if the coming generation decides not to support one another, isn't that going to be a disaster? It means there will be lots of dreams that would be left unfulfilled, we have a major role to play in supporting others so that our kids can learn from them.

Remember no genuine help rendered to someone is useless, there is a reward greater than what any man in the world can offer you.

I hope you enjoyed every part of the post, feel free to share your ideas on things we need to teach kids as they grow.

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