It Bears Repeating — Are We Asking Too Much?
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin Articles
The following above entitled article was written by sister Joy Jensen, who along her missionary husband, George, live in Iringa, Tanzania (see map).
Joy asks this question: “Are we, as parents, asking too much, regarding standards we expect for the future mates of our children?“
She then asks 11 questions in the form of expectations, regarding the character of young men and women.
She ends her article with the same question, “Are We Asking Too Much?”
To ask the question, is to answer the question.
In her concluding remarks, sister Jensen gives young people the following piece of wisdom:
Be willing to transform yourself so that Christ can be seen in you, “to which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power; that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 ASV).
Brethren and friends, are we asking too much, when we ask our young people to have godly moral standards?
Let’s think about it!