Sunday, July 25 Children are an inheritance from Jehovah.​—Ps. 127:3, ftn.

[Áine]

Sunday, July 25

Children are an inheritance from Jehovah.—Ps. 127:3, ftn.

 

Parents may at times feel overwhelmed by the challenges they face, but children are a gift from Jehovah. He is always available to help. He willingly listens to the prayers of parents. And he answers those prayers by means of the Bible, our publications, and the example and advice of other mature parents in the congregation. It has been said that raising children is a 20-year project, but parents never really stop being parents. Among the very best things they can give their children are love, time, and Bible-based training. Each child will respond differently to the training. However, many of them who have been raised by parents who love Jehovah feel as does Joanna Mae, a sister in Asia: “I am so thankful that my parents disciplined me and taught me to love Jehovah. They did not just give me life, they gave me a meaningful life.” (Prov. 23:24, 25) Millions of Christians could express similar sentiments. w19.12 27 ¶21-22

[Vinnie]

 We were all children once. Some of us had loving parents, some of us did not. Everything we learned on how to be good parents is supposed to come from our parents. But sadly our parents are imperfect and full of flaws and they had to cope and do they best they could with what they had just as we as children grow up and become parents do the best we can with what we have. Some feel parents and children should never be friends, others disagree. Jehovah is the greatest parent of all and Abraham was called Jehovah's friend. However the parent child dynamic will become in a perfect world will certainly be something to look forward to.