Our World
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about my boy’s futures. I look at their small innocent faces and wonder what kind of men they will turn out to be. I think, how strange will it be when they have facial hair and are taller than me? I try to savor every moment (even the hard ones) that they are this little and where I am their whole entire world. Where they have no idea about the world outside of our home.
I am sure each generation says how the new generation is wild and destroying everything. I don’t necessarily want to think this. Honestly, I feel sad for younger people today. What a time to be discovering who you are? Where literally nothing makes sense. If you do not conform into these ideals, that they believe you are a bigot or a homophobe. You are a hateful person if you believe in God and what the Bible says. I see such violence and such hatred for people who are different than you.
When I was a teenager and a young adult, I remember how difficult peer pressure was. It was almost impossible to just be who you wanted to be. I cannot imagine how much harder it is today. I see how hard the world is and I wonder what it will be like when my children are old enough to form their own opinions.
My first response, when I see things like children being taught and shown explicit sex in elementary school is, there is no way I would ever send my kids to school. Why are children being taught about sexuality and choosing what gender they want to be. The first time I heard about they/ them’s I thought my friend was confused because how could her niece possibly think she is multiple people. But now this is such a common term and for some reason we are asked our pronouns on all medical and work forms.
I see value in sending your children to school. I think it is so important for kids to socialize and deal with difficult situations. We cannot shelter them forever. But at what expense? The suicide rate among young people is at an all-time high. Drug overdoses are through the roof. I see sending my kids to school as a death sentence in this world. They are going to come out confused and thinking they identify as a cat.
I want to preface; I have no judgement in my heart for individuals who struggle with their identity. It is hard to be young and discover who you are. But when you are being fed this confusion at such a young age, it is hard to discover the truth. Everything is a conspiracy theory now a days and you have no idea who to trust.
I know I will raise my boys knowing God. My sweet 3 year old already sings Jesus loves me. I pray over them every nap and every bedtime. Even though they are so little, I tell them who God is. How much He loves them. I know that having a strong family foundation is so important. But there are so many children who do not have this foundation. They are raised in abuse, abandonment or with a family that just ignores them. So, I urge anyone reading this to really think about the values you want to teach your child. Do you want them to be confused and lost when you no longer are the strongest voice in their life?
“Train up a child in the way he should go: even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6
“All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the PEACE of your children.” -Isaiah 54:13