WANT, WORK, WORD, WILL
2 Timothy 3:4b Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of GOD.
This is a very true statement especially today.
What are we teaching our children today, to love GOD or Want?
Are we living lovers of pleasure or lovers of GOD?
Take yesterday for example, what did you love? What did I love? I ask about yesterday, because, it is still today, and we can change today.
When we woke yesterday, what was in our hearts. Did we look for pleasures or GOD?
Some may say GOD is my pleasure, great! I truly Pray that is true!
WANT of the things of this world, such as
Jewelry, Furniture, Bigger Better Homes, Cars, Boats, Guns, Hunting Clothes, Jeeps, Clothes, Shoes, Purses, False Nails, Dyed Hair, Dyed Eyebrows, Extended Eyelashes, False Breast, Body Sculpture, Tattoos, Pedicures, Paint For Walls, Paint For Face, Botox Injections, Other Cosmetic Surgeries Or Procedures, Computers, Cell Phones, Cell Watches, Eating Out, More Money, Shops To Put Side By Sides, Four Wheelers, Pontoons Boats, Some people go so far as to Put Lean-Tos On The Side Of Their Shops To House More Wants. Not To Mention Gas, Taxes, and Insurance.
WORK is a job and is needed for some of the things, housing, automobiles, clothing, food, necessities of life. Money is needed, so don't think I'm saying be lazy and kick back, don't take care of your family.
2 Thessalonians 3:10 FOR EVEN WHEN WE WERE WITH YOU, THIS WE COMMANDED YOU, THAT IF ANY WOULD NOT WORK, NEITHER SHOULD HE EAT.
WORK is also something that takes parents away from their children too.
Why are you working for necessities or pleasure?
That is the question. Why are the mothers working, to help with necessities or pleasure?
Why are your children in daycare or left at home alone, necessities or pleasure?
Work is stressful too, do you bring your stress home?
When you are home with your family, are you truly with them or busy doing other things?
Is the love of pleasure the reason you need vacations from your daily grind, your job? Does the love of pleasure keep you busy or even too tired to love GOD?
What are you teaching your children, to love pleasure or to love GOD?
You are teaching them one or the other.
What are you teaching your children, that pleasure is more important than to love GOD? Make no mistake one of these lessons is being learned by them.
Are you telling them that love of pleasure is more important than having their parents home with them, teaching them about GOD?
Are you going to WORK for the love of pleasure, when you could stay home and love them as a parent should?
Could you stay home with them more if you didn't love pleasure as much?
Are you teaching your children that pleasure is more important to you than they are? How are you teaching them, how to love their family, when they grow up?
Will they take what you are teaching them into their adult life, yes, yes they will.
Remember when you finally have time and money to retire, your family may not still be close enough for you to enjoy.
Why do you WORK, for the Love Pleasure, or what it is intended, for the Love Of Family? Are you teaching your children The WORD OF GOD?
THE WORD OF GOD SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO OUR CHILDREN, BUT WE FIRST HAVE TO KNOW THE WORD OF GOD BEFORE WE CAN TEACH!
Are we learning The WORD, or are we too busy or tired?
Are we teaching our children to love The WORD Of GOD?
Do they see the difference that The WORD OF GOD is making in you, in your life?
Do they see us respecting The WORD OF GOD, or do they see The bible with dust on it?
Do your children see you having to "find" your Bible when you do decide you will take them to assemble with other Christians?
Do you take them, or is that time set aside for yourself, and your love of this world, the love of pleasure?
Are you teaching them that The Love of GOD is more pleasing to you than fishing, shopping, or your other interests?
Are you building yourself and your family on the firm Foundation or are you condemning yourself and them to an everlasting lake of fire?
WILL of GOD, or your will?
Do you ask GOD for HIS WILL to be done?
Are you ceding your will to HIS? Not my will, FATHER, but, THY WILL BE DONE!
Does your family hear you Pray HIS WILL be done?
Does your family see you, yield yourself to HIS WILL, because, of the love, you have for GOD, or do they see you yield yourself to the love of pleasure?
Before you get mad, just know that I have told to you the truth from my own experiences! I just hope you don't make the same costly mistakes that I made.
Love in Christ Jesus
Donna Purifoy
4/12/2021