Respect your parents

Calling all teenagers! Respect your parents and you can never go wrong. In fact God exalts us children to respect our parents that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth (Ephesians 6:3)

Your parents may scold you and may be tough on you. It is all for your own good. You may find it hard to swallow and angry but at the end of the day, they are your parents. Today the world is so chaotic and uncertain. Anything can happen once children are outside. Therefore it is only natural that parents are afraid their children may be in the wrong company or up to something that is no good. All parents love their children and want them to grow up to be useful people, pleasing and loving. Nagging, scolding grumbling and all the unwanted noises can sound terrible but take them in your stride. Treat them as music to the ears and the situation will be all right. If your parents or grandparents nag and nag you, just be cool, smile, talk to them or may be offer them some tea. That will be a refreshing change and it may work.

Remember we will all grow old one day. Could we be worse than the situation now? Could we be nagging even more or grumbling from morning to night? How would your children feel or say? Think about it. Ponder about it

Whatever happens, never, never forget your parents. At the end of the day, they are the ones who will stand by you, forgiving you and forever cherishing you in their souls. When you are far away from home, don't forget to call. Your voice is enough to light up their lives and give them thousands of reasons to smile

Your friendly servant