Respecting your Elders

Have you noticed that in today's world there is less respect for people than say in the 70's or even 80's?
Think back to when you were a child. If you told your Dad "no" you got a good ole fashioned whipping. If you talked back to your Mom, be assured if she didn't spank you Dad would! One thing I didn't like to hear was, "Paula, you just wait till your dad gets home!" Oh man.... when I heard that I KNEW I had not been respectful. See when I was disobedient I got disciplined. You know what? It didn't ruin my life!!!

I can't get over how people say, you spank your child they will turn out to be a thief or murderer... What? That isn't true!!! The Bible clearly teaches, "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it."

Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. What has happened to our families who don't make their children learn these verses.

If you don't work, you don't eat! Today our children think that things should be handed over to them without responsibility.

You may ask what does this have to do with Respect? ALOT!!! If we don't train our children now they won't have respect for you, they won't, want to work and earn their way. They will hurt you, and depend on the government to care for them. Is this what we want? I know I don't, I'm sure you as a parent don't want this either!!!

So as parents lets raise our children to be hard workers, to obey those in authority over them, and to Respect their elders. This was no elaborate devo but in watching how kids to day act I believe it was just a lesson to remind us about our children.