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717 days ago
717 days ago
717 days ago
Which is more important to pass on to your kids– material items or Godly traits? How much does your lifestyle reflect the values of our materialistic society? What are your goals for the next 5 or 10 years? Are they primarily money oriented? If your kids wrote a definition of “success” based on what they’ve seen in your home what would they say? Do your kids see you competing with or jealous of your neighbors? Do you wish for things your don’t have, feeling having these items would make your life better? Do you refer to your “wants” as “needs”? Would your kids say you focus on what you don’t have or are you grateful for what you do have? Someone once said, “You tell me who or what you spend your time daydreaming about, and I’ll tell you who or what your god is.” What do you daydream about?
717 days ago
Our teens are growing up in a culture that teaches money equals success. It is hard even as an adult not to get wrapped up in the pursuit of material things. We all want to be happy and feel a sense of fulfillment and our society teaches that the more things a person has the happier they are. From the outside looking in this can sometimes appear to be true. But if we stopped and really examined this mindset I think we would quickly find that this is an empty promise. There are plenty of people in our world right now who are rich and absolutely miserable. By the culture’s standard Lindsay Lohan & Britney Spears are successful business people; they have fame and fortune. Yet these two young ladies are struggling with their life decisions. Modern day teens are chasing the “American Dream” The sensible plan is to do well in high school, go to college, get a promising degree so you can get a high paying job, then you can have a big house, nice car, and every item ...
717 days ago
Have you ever been guilty of referring to your needs as wants? When I think of needs I think of something that is a necessity. Something that you absolutely cannot live without. Water, food, clothes, housing, etc… I think we all get the point. But have you noticed that in our society these two words are considered interchangeable? Upon many occasions I have heard teens talking to each other about their “needs” and it makes me wonder do we really understand the difference? I “need” that new cell-phone. I “need” those pants. I “need” to see that movie. I “need” that new video game. Things that should be considered as wants are often referred to as needs. This is not entirely our teens fault. We live in a world that teaches us we can “have it our way.” The average American’s standard for living is often set so high that things like a flat screen TV, nice cars, laptops, and name brand clothing become something we view as necessities. Today’s teens and even adults don’t ...
