Kids and youth – this one is especially for you. As young people, we feel like we’re on the bottom of the totem pole. Someone is always there to tell us what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. Why do we have to wait until Christmas to eat all the Christmas cookies? How come we have to clean our room because grandma is coming over? (Unfortunately, as adults, we still have to clean our rooms when grandma comes over!)
God gave us parents as a guide. While we are still learning and figuring life out, we have our parents to teach us how to do things, and to help us when we make a mistake. And God didn’t just give you parents, He gave you other adults as well. What is one adult that you’ve learned something from recently? Was it a teacher? Someone from church? It was nice to have them help you figure that out, huh?
Be grateful for your parents and your teachers and all of those that teach you about God and how to live life. Remember, one day, it will be your turn to do the same, and you can tell someone else to clean their room! In the meantime, watch what they do, and learn how to follow Christ. And you know what? They’re learning from you, too.
“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”
1 Timothy 4:12
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