Here is our Saturday night installment of this series, BuildingGenNext by Elihu. Blessings and enjoy!
This article is part of the series “Building GenNext.” You can read the previous post by clicking here.
It is a valuable exercise to read books such as Little House in the Big Woods and In Grandma’s Attic. These stories reveal how children used to be entrusted with so much more than cleaning up their rooms. They had cows to milk, dishes to wash, horses to tether, fires to tend, wood chips to gather and so much more. I highly recommend reading these books with your kids!
Children for the past thirty-plus years have merely been expected to go to school, be involved in activities, and maybe do a chore here and there for mom. I have to restrain myself from eye-rolling when I hear people say, “Why are millennials so lazy? Why do people feel so entitled? Why is our country falling apart?”
It’s elementary, my dear Watson: When we fail to entrust our children with the important while they are young, they won’t see the value of work when they are older.
Children should have an investment in the success of the family’s goals and the opportunity to fail while the consequences are not particularly life-threatening. In order to accomplish this, we need to involve them in the important. This is also true within the church.
In this series, we have discussed three of our six E’s of raising GenNext Christians: Engage, Exemplify, and Equip. This next part—Entrust—is the hinge pin in all of this. Without a hinge pin, the hinge doesn’t connect and the door won’t work. Do not fail to skip this piece of raising children. This post is broken into two parts. Today’s section addresses entrusting kids with responsibilities at home and the second will address entrusting them in the church.
Entrusting Children at Home
Read the rest of the post here: Entrust: Involving Children in the Important (part 1)
September 17, 2016 at 18:12
Love this!!!
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September 17, 2016 at 19:00
Elihu is a wonderful writer. Thanks for coming by Andi!
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September 17, 2016 at 19:00
Very much so!! Love your blog Wally, my pleasure.
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September 17, 2016 at 19:01
Wow Andi..how did you know I needed and encouraging word?
🙂
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September 17, 2016 at 19:04
Some little Holy Spirit let me know. 😏
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September 17, 2016 at 19:07
Awesome
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September 17, 2016 at 19:10
I was watching tv and said let me check WordPress and I opened and yours was the second post down. I said hey its Wally. Now why did I “decide” to open WordPress? I love how He always is behind us, guiding us to one another.
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September 17, 2016 at 19:12
That’s so true Andi. When we listen, we might be pleasantly surprised where we get sent.
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September 17, 2016 at 19:17
So true!! Although, lately He’s been opening my eyes and I’m seeing a person that I so loved for being an example of a good Christian. I’ve come to see a side of her that I didn’t know existed. It bothers me Wally because I don’t understand why He’s showing me this. It bothers me because it disappoints me bcz I looked up to her as an example. My Lil big bro told me that I’m seeing through spiritual eyes now not my physical and before I would see her thru my physical eyes which only let me see the outside. It troubles me. Sorry for the long book.
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September 18, 2016 at 04:51
No, no Andi. Feel free to vent anytime. I hate this is happening between you and your friend? Is she not living right or what? If I may ask, that is?
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September 18, 2016 at 08:59
That’s what I don’t understand. She’s the one who invited me to church and started me on this road. Now, she doesn’t want to be a part of the prayer group, she no longer let me know about other church things that may be coming up, she’s very negative, and just a negative Nancy all around. I don’t get.
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September 18, 2016 at 09:01
Have you just asked why?
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September 18, 2016 at 09:00
I don’t want to feel negatively toward her. I pray for her but it’s hard at times. It’s really just disappointing. Idk. Is it me?? I’ve asked a million times. And this is all I keep getting shown on a daily basis.
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September 18, 2016 at 09:03
Ah
You answered that
Well all you can do is love her and not personalize it Andi in other words it’s likely nothing to do with you
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September 18, 2016 at 09:04
Well but we get the short end of the stick at work and she feels we are against her, which is not true.
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September 18, 2016 at 09:22
Ah gotcha
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September 18, 2016 at 09:23
Yes and it becomes rather tiresome and I try to look past it all but she almost makes it personal. Does that make sense?
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September 18, 2016 at 09:28
It sure does. Just love her and don’t do the same to her
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September 18, 2016 at 09:30
Thanks Wally. 😊❤
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September 17, 2016 at 21:54
Good post and kudos to Elihu, I think that before chores, the parents has to teach the child God’s Word so that the seed may be implanted in their hearts. A child will take chore more seriously with respect to the parent with a changed heart than without one.
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September 18, 2016 at 04:48
A bunch of stuff we need to teach them!
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September 18, 2016 at 07:53
For sure
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September 17, 2016 at 22:09
Here is an encouraging verse for you as well as for me.
Romans 15:13
May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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September 18, 2016 at 04:47
Amen my friend, thanks!
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September 18, 2016 at 02:44
It’s true in what you are saying here. And the picture makes me laugh. Thank you Wally.
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September 18, 2016 at 04:46
Thank you for reading!
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September 18, 2016 at 06:56
Reblogged this on Talmidimblogging.
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September 18, 2016 at 20:56
Excellent! I especially liked the illustration (LOL).
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September 19, 2016 at 04:15
I have to agree Anna. I have enjoyed this entire series by Elihu, but this one was really practical and useful. Thanks Anna!
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September 19, 2016 at 03:31
I loved the post.specially the picture….it’s really true. We must teach our children to do the house works.
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September 19, 2016 at 04:12
Elihu is a great writer and very wise. You are the second person to mention the picture!
Thanks Mary
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September 19, 2016 at 09:00
Yes, I like elihu’s writing. Missing his post 😦
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September 19, 2016 at 09:31
Missing it? He still does it. Had one this morning
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September 20, 2016 at 03:14
Oh..didn’t check the readers yet. Thanks for replying.:)
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