A Psychologist has been described as an adult who insists on asking childish questions..lol. Well,have we ever wondered if children see us differently too? We are not always the all-wise, all-knowing role models we think they see us as, u know.. Actually, sometimes we strike them as clueless, insincere and downright contradictory..They shake their heads in wonder at our hypocrisy as we say one thing and do another. Saying we are a confused bunch of grown-ups is barely #scratching the surface..
How do we explain to them that homosexuality is wrong when they see people of the same sex kissing on TV on a regular basis? How does Brother Paul explain to his kids that it was wrong for Korede Bello to have performed "Godwin" in church when it was the same song playing on his car stereo when dropping off the kids to school? Or even more alarming is the issue of Elder Tunji's teenage son, Bobby who has been warned by his father repeatedly to stop reciting the lyrics to Olamide's "Story for the gods" but attends Pastor Emeka's wedding and finds the whole church dancing to the same song? Just telling young people something is wrong is not enough. We are just #Scratching the surface.
Actually, limiting these issues to entertainment is also merely #Scratching the surface. Its much bigger than that. How do u tell your children not to discriminate against people of different backgrounds when they know the only reason you voted for GEJ was because he is a christian? .. Nothing more. Sister Agnes is having a hard time explaining to her daughter that it was scripturally wrong for Deaconess Chigozie to refuse her son marrying a hausa girl who attends their church but its okay for the church authorities to refuse marrying their church members to other christians who dont belong to their denomination.. *sigh*
Our world today is so complicated. Nothing is in black and white anymore and our shades of grey are well over 50 (pardon the pun). Even Christiandom is divided along so many ideological and theological lines, the average young Christian is caught in an Identity Crisis. Now more than ever, we must know the TRUTH for ourselves and hold on to our convictions. We must study to show ourselves approved, workmen that need not be ashamed, rightly diving the Word of TRUTH. It is the TRUTH you know that makes you free. Everything else is just #Scratching The Surface
Have i helped to resolve any of the issues i raised? Probably not.. I hve most likely just #scratched the surface. So how do u know the TRUTH? Jesus says "I AM the way, the TRUTH, the life.." Get to know Him more today than you did yesterday ..keep digging..
#Boomsha
How do we explain to them that homosexuality is wrong when they see people of the same sex kissing on TV on a regular basis? How does Brother Paul explain to his kids that it was wrong for Korede Bello to have performed "Godwin" in church when it was the same song playing on his car stereo when dropping off the kids to school? Or even more alarming is the issue of Elder Tunji's teenage son, Bobby who has been warned by his father repeatedly to stop reciting the lyrics to Olamide's "Story for the gods" but attends Pastor Emeka's wedding and finds the whole church dancing to the same song? Just telling young people something is wrong is not enough. We are just #Scratching the surface.
Actually, limiting these issues to entertainment is also merely #Scratching the surface. Its much bigger than that. How do u tell your children not to discriminate against people of different backgrounds when they know the only reason you voted for GEJ was because he is a christian? .. Nothing more. Sister Agnes is having a hard time explaining to her daughter that it was scripturally wrong for Deaconess Chigozie to refuse her son marrying a hausa girl who attends their church but its okay for the church authorities to refuse marrying their church members to other christians who dont belong to their denomination.. *sigh*
Our world today is so complicated. Nothing is in black and white anymore and our shades of grey are well over 50 (pardon the pun). Even Christiandom is divided along so many ideological and theological lines, the average young Christian is caught in an Identity Crisis. Now more than ever, we must know the TRUTH for ourselves and hold on to our convictions. We must study to show ourselves approved, workmen that need not be ashamed, rightly diving the Word of TRUTH. It is the TRUTH you know that makes you free. Everything else is just #Scratching The Surface
Have i helped to resolve any of the issues i raised? Probably not.. I hve most likely just #scratched the surface. So how do u know the TRUTH? Jesus says "I AM the way, the TRUTH, the life.." Get to know Him more today than you did yesterday ..keep digging..
#Boomsha
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