One mother I knew used to believe that having kids pushed a
person out of childhood into adulthood.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
There is a higher incidence of kids having kids in
this world. There is a growing element of adults who have not matured,
convinced that they must be married in order to
live a fulfilling life.
this world. There is a growing element of adults who have not matured,
convinced that they must be married in order to
live a fulfilling life.
Judge Mabel Simmons said it best: “Marriage is
supposed to enhance your life.”
supposed to enhance your life.”
Men and women get married because they are looking
for someone to “complete them”, when nothing
could be more frustrating and empty. We cannot find the fulfillment that
we need in other people. We cannot find the life so lacking in us through
marriage. The love unabated, unqualified, and unconditional that every person
seeks can only be found in God through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ,
who loved us and gave His life for us.
This gift He keeps on giving to us through His Holy Spirit.
for someone to “complete them”, when nothing
could be more frustrating and empty. We cannot find the fulfillment that
we need in other people. We cannot find the life so lacking in us through
marriage. The love unabated, unqualified, and unconditional that every person
seeks can only be found in God through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ,
who loved us and gave His life for us.
This gift He keeps on giving to us through His Holy Spirit.
Men and Women, especially women, are looking for
life in their spouses, then in their kids, hoping to find meaning and
fulfillment. The rigmarole of the world cannot ease or appease the need of the
Spirit within us. It just cannot be done. In fact, the more that we attempt to
find life within ourselves or in our dealing with our family, friends, or
acquaintances, the more burned out will become.
life in their spouses, then in their kids, hoping to find meaning and
fulfillment. The rigmarole of the world cannot ease or appease the need of the
Spirit within us. It just cannot be done. In fact, the more that we attempt to
find life within ourselves or in our dealing with our family, friends, or
acquaintances, the more burned out will become.
Having children does not an adult make. This
foolish pursuit of fulfillment in anything but Christ creates nothing but
disillusion and bondage. Someone must stop this insanity at all costs!
foolish pursuit of fulfillment in anything but Christ creates nothing but
disillusion and bondage. Someone must stop this insanity at all costs!
If we want to mature, we must grow in grace and
knowledge of the Lord, skillful in righteousness, that our life and standing
are not of our making, but are gifts that we receive from God the Father.
knowledge of the Lord, skillful in righteousness, that our life and standing
are not of our making, but are gifts that we receive from God the Father.