Why They Strive to Be Honest at All Times
Victorine, Victoire and Blaise live in different areas and do not know one another. They do, however, have something in common. They are Jehovah's Witnesses, who uphold what the Bible says about honesty. They await the fulfillment of God's promise of a new world. "There are new heaves and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell." All people living them will be righteous -and honest. -2 Peter 3:13.
Victorine has little hope that her financial situation will improve to any great degree until God changes things. Nevertheless, she is spiritually rich, something that money cannot buy. Her children are honest and well-mannered. Every Sunday they "bubble over" when they speak to their neighbor about God's goodness and explain how he will satisfy "all those who call upon him in trueness" and will guard "all those loving him." -Psalm 145:7,18, 20.
In time, Victoire left the palm-oil processing plant. She struck out on her own and sold garri (a kind of grits made from cassava) at the market. Her honesty attracted more customers. In time, she was soon able to reduce her time at the market to spend more time speaking to others about the prospect o living in a world free of dishonesty. She later married, and she and her husband now serve as full-time ministers.
Christine lost her money in front of a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Blaise knew few in attendance at the meeting, but he did know that they were his Christian brothers and sisters, who try to be honest at all times.
How many people do you know who sincerely strive to be honest at all times? Just imagine being with 50, 100, or 200 persons who are. That is the happy experience of Jehovah's Witnesses at their Kingdom Halls. Why not go there and get acquainted with them?
Next time: THE FAMILY -An Emergency Case!
Watchtower, 2010
Showing posts with label Encourage Honest Communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Encourage Honest Communication. Show all posts
5.05.2011
4.24.2011
PARENTS-TRAIN YOUR CHILDREN WITH LOVE
Encourage Honest Communication
Another facet of love is that "it does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth." (1 Corinthians 13:6) How can parents train their children to love what is right and true? A fundamental step is to encourage their children to express their feelings honestly, even if what the children say is difficult for the parents to accept. Understandably, parents rejoice when children express thoughts and feelings in harmony with righteous standards. At other times, though, a child's heartfelt comments may reveal an inclination toward unrighteousness. (Genesis 8:21) How should parents respond? Their initial tendency might be to chastise their children immediately for expressing such thoughts. If parents respond in such a way, the children might soon learn to say only what they think the parents want to hear. Of course, disprespectful speech should be promptly corrected, but there is a difference between teaching children how to communicate politely and dictating what they say.
How can parents encourage honest communication? Aleah, mentioned earlier, says, 'We have created an atmosphere of open communication by trying not to overreact when our children tell us things that we find troubling." A father named Tom says: "We encourage our daughter to express herself to us, even when she didn't agree with our way of thinking. We felt that if we always cut her off and arbitrarily imposed our will, she would become frustrated and would learn not to tell us what was really in her heart. On the other hand, listening to her encouraged her to listen to us." Certainly, children should obey their parents. (Proverbs 6:20) But open communication gives parents the opportunity to help their children develop reasoning ability. Vincent, a father of four, says: "Often, we would talk through the disadvantages and disadvantages of a situation so that our children could see for themselves the best outcome. This helped them develop thinking ability." -Proverbs 1:1-4.
Next time:TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO LOVE JEHOVAH
Watchtower, 2007
Another facet of love is that "it does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth." (1 Corinthians 13:6) How can parents train their children to love what is right and true? A fundamental step is to encourage their children to express their feelings honestly, even if what the children say is difficult for the parents to accept. Understandably, parents rejoice when children express thoughts and feelings in harmony with righteous standards. At other times, though, a child's heartfelt comments may reveal an inclination toward unrighteousness. (Genesis 8:21) How should parents respond? Their initial tendency might be to chastise their children immediately for expressing such thoughts. If parents respond in such a way, the children might soon learn to say only what they think the parents want to hear. Of course, disprespectful speech should be promptly corrected, but there is a difference between teaching children how to communicate politely and dictating what they say.
How can parents encourage honest communication? Aleah, mentioned earlier, says, 'We have created an atmosphere of open communication by trying not to overreact when our children tell us things that we find troubling." A father named Tom says: "We encourage our daughter to express herself to us, even when she didn't agree with our way of thinking. We felt that if we always cut her off and arbitrarily imposed our will, she would become frustrated and would learn not to tell us what was really in her heart. On the other hand, listening to her encouraged her to listen to us." Certainly, children should obey their parents. (Proverbs 6:20) But open communication gives parents the opportunity to help their children develop reasoning ability. Vincent, a father of four, says: "Often, we would talk through the disadvantages and disadvantages of a situation so that our children could see for themselves the best outcome. This helped them develop thinking ability." -Proverbs 1:1-4.
Next time:TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO LOVE JEHOVAH
Watchtower, 2007
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