Our Children: Works In Progress

products of the Lord God that's what are children are works in progress whom we pray will in life go very far looking at these young men who wear their pants hanging down with their rear ends exposed I often wonder what was going through their minds when they purchased those clothes we live in a world where you only get one chance to make a first impression so what do they assume people think about them in the way they are dressing there's nothing wrong with doing your own thing but the youth need to be aware that we are all products of the Lord God for it was He who put us here God is our Creator for it was He who gave us the breath of life God is our Father, our Holy Spirit and our Savior Jesus the Christ to be a product of the church is to be a child of God to be a work in progress striving for a righteousness of heart to raise your children in the ways of Christ so that they'll never stray is the best way to make sure that they'll be successful in every way I'm not talking about just titles, riches nor college degrees I'm talking about raising children to be productive in every capacity for them to polite, successful, respectful, courteous and kind for our children to be a reflection of what God has in mind most children raised in the church tend to have less struggle, stress and strife they tend to become well-adjusted adults who have a firm grip on life they know how to speak in public they are more confident and sure the know that they are loved and always being encouraged for the word of God is what they stand for they tend to dress and present themselves in a manner most impressing for as children of Christ they are assured of the Lord God's blessing they're less anxious, less addictive, less likely to be violent or kill they know that they can unburden themselves by trusting in the Lord God's will our children works in progress products of the Sovereign God raise them up in the ways of Christ from which they will never depart