By: J

Looking at the state of our adult generation today, I can’t help but at times be troubled. We cannot be so blinded by our own selfish ambition that we don’t see our part in the dysfunction of the generations coming behind us. Now before you stereotype this article as another bash on young people, hold your horses. This up and coming generation is full of bright stars just beginning to expose their brilliant shine. I am calling our adult generations to step up and mentor thru words and lifestyle.

Titus 2:1-8 (NIV) at the end of this article, is a biblical example of what we in the christian faith have been instructed to do concerning the mentoring relationship between generations. The answer to the problem isn’t just after school programs, and youth facilities. The most important part of the equation are consistent, prevalent, examples of maturity, character, and integrity being displayed in our adult generation. We are saturated with the greedy, sexually explicit, uncaring and irresponsible adults. One can see that on a variety of money making reality shows.

Will you answer the call, take personal inventory of your life, and take out the garbage or will you continue to act like livestock and wallow in filth? A generation is waiting.

1You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. 2Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.