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Moreover, he has no moral right to compare or complain. Evelyn Daniel, year-old consultant, advices her to face her education.
There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also . Investing financial resources to help children survive and develop to their full potential is, first and foremost, a moral imperative. But investing in children is also .
But in this situation, she should not be pushed to the wall to respond to her father negatively. I would want her to count her blessings. Even though he has not contributed in any way to her education and that of her siblings, God has helped her progress in life.
She should focus on herself, her siblings and her mother. With time, her father would realize his mistakes and thank God for giving him children that did not take the path of the negative things of this world.
Everything will turn out fine at the end of the day. The father in question should start living up to his responsibilities and stop pushing blame to his children. This should also serve as a wakeup call to parents, if we want to lay on a bed of roses, we should and must start sowing the good seed by investing in the education of our children. I will advise she moves on and guide her siblings unto the right path. The best thing for her to do now is to take charge of her happiness and not allow anything weigh her down. She should play her role as a daughter to the best of her ability towards him and look up to God for everlasting peace and success in life.
Investing in the spiritual well-being of our children "If I had those days to live over again, I would give a good deal more time just to be with my children, not necessarily always doing things for them or with them, but just to be there. Such memories linger long in little hearts and help condition them for stormy days ahead," so wrote V.
Incredible but Often True Edman had earlier related how shocked he was when he talked to a son of an evangelical leader. Edman began by saying to him, "You know how highly I regard your father!
According to Edman's observation, this was not an unusual case. It was Edman's considered opinion that even godly "Samuel allowed himself to become too busy in religious activities to give adequate attention to his own boys.
Eli had been both judge and high priest in Israel - too many responsibilities for any one man - and when Samuel came to maturity, he attempted to carry the same unbearable and unnecessary burden. The result was that his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice 1 Samuel 8: A Worthwhile Investment Edman counsels: They are the greatest investment God has ever given anyone.
Our part is to devote more interest, attention and devotion to them than to our investments or industry and our multiplied service in the church. Investing in our children will bring us the highest rates of interest in time and in eternity". Much Food for Thought The above are excerpts from an article entitled: Edman has given me much food for thought and caused me to reorder my priorities in some areas.
The danger is that we may serve the church and lose our children. It Costs to Invest Many parents will not hesitate to give their children costly presents, but consider it a "waste of time" or unimportant to give children their presence. Time is costly and many men do not wish to 'waste" much of it on children, even their own.
When his disciples rebuked those who were bringing little children to him, Jesus was indignant and out of that indignation comes the famous verse: Our Lord Jesus, who evaluates people from the long term perspective knows that there couldn't be a better use of one's time and energy. When, Where and How of Spiritual Instruction It takes work to build the family devotion and it hasn't been easy.
One needs to adapt as one's children grow. According to an authority: It is a matter of a few of a few minutes, regularly, unhurriedly, and intelligently devoted to worshipping God. I found meal times excellent times for family devotions.