In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.
And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. 1 Tim 2:8-10
This verse came to mind when a young lady posted a question on Facebook on whether or not a nice guy was too much to ask for these days.
I don’t think it is!
Most children grow up mimicking the actions of their parents; of course there are exceptions.
If children see fighting, hitting, and abusive language from married parents they may grow up to do the same since it is the norm they grew up with.
I know young men and women that aren’t interested in a lasting relationship because they’ve never witness a happy and lasting marriage from their parents, relatives, or friends, so they conclude it doesn’t exist.
Are parents are the root cause of unhappiness in children?
Parents should be a source of love, comfort, joy, and happiness for the family but the relationship often leads to divorce, split weekends, or just a single parent struggling to make ends meet.
Now suppose today’s scripture were to be followed; what would that do?
Men would praise and serve God; following His precepts for love, relationships, marriage, raising children, and bringing the family to God’s house and fellowship.
Women dressing modestly would not call attention to themselves in a sexual way but would be treated with respect in the eyes of both God and men.
Children would learn how to act, dress, speak, be respectful, and have their own relationship.
Am I dreaming? Is this too idyllic?
Probably so; especially considering that many of the ones that should be lifting up holy hands and the ones that should be dressing modestly are those that claim Jesus as Savior are not doing it themselves.
But it can change!
It all starts with you and me!
Let’s get the spark started.
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 
Unfortunately, sometimes children, who’ve not been raised by their biological parents, exhibit the bad habits of their parents. I’m talking about children who’ve not been around their biological parents from a very young age. We’ve seen first hand how our grandson is exhibiting traits of his father and his sister is exhibiting traits of their mother, even though they had not been around them for years. And, they were raised in church, as long as we’ve had them. They’ve been taught about dressing modestly, taking pride in their appearance, being polite to their elders, etc. And, about 3 years ago, all that went out the door. All I can do is put them in God’s hands, relying on His promise that His word will not return to Him void,, without accomplishing the purpose for which it was sent. And, His word also says that He chastens those whom He loves, so our trust is in the Lord to get their attention, and bring them back to the fold.
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Shame on us. What we are calling idyllic should be the norm. Jesus said we are a light in a dark world. That means we are surrounded with troubles everyday, & nonbelivers who question & accuse us. Our souls must be trained to submit to the will of God. With the help of nonbelivers our children see weakness’ or fear in parents. God help us keep our faith, & grant understanding of His Word. God did say to train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is older he will not depart. There is a time of descovery in every child’s life. We had such a time. We also learned we are not to hold our actions against self once Christ washes them away with His Blood.
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