Parents

A Pastor was preaching in a church service one day and the sermon for that day was about stepping out in faith and fulfilling the calling of God in one's life. Covered in the message was also about serving in ministry etc.. Basically, it's a faith message. The Pastor preached with all his heart and also encouraged the congregation to not limit God and sign up for the upcoming mission trips to be a missionary. Many in the hall had their hearts stirred.

At the end of the service, a man in this early 30s came over and spoke to the Pastor. He said "Pastor, I really loved yor preaching and I am very stirred up. However, my mother would never allow me to do those great things that you had mentioned just now. Yes, I must agree that those are very noble things and great things that one should be doing. However, I just do not think I belong to that league as my parents are very much against me being too committed in church."

The Pastor looked at the grown man and said gently "Are there any areas that you see in your parents which you think you want to do better if you are a parent yourself?"

The man was taken aback but after a few minutes of thinking, he answered "Well, yes. For that matter, I would want to earn more money than what my parents are earning now as my family is really struggling at times. I mean how wonderful if I come from a rich family and my parents own huge businesses. I would also want to see my parents being more aggressive when it comes to fighting for their rights. There are times that they just get pushed over when they meet with other relatives and freinds. I would also wished that they are saved and can stand firm in their walk with the Lord."

The Pastor replied "Well, then, if you're going to listen to everything that your parents say, guess what? You'll end up exactly like your parents at the end of your life. You will achieve the same things your parents have achieved and would have done the same things that they have done. Basically, you would have lived your parents' life over again..."

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Come on learn Rugby, take up kick boxing or have some Muai Thai fun... Do something to get back the spark. To have the aggression in you. Build up your resilience.. Don't be so weak and be so sickly.




Ok, I went for today's morning prayer meeting and this is the revelation of the day...
When God created mankind, He created Adam and Eve. Basically, God created man and woman. He DIDN"T create a boy and a girl. Why? Cos mankind was made to function without parents. We CAN survive without parents. It's time to stop suckling and start living.