Words Of Encouragement To Start The Day (Thursday 02/11/10)

Today’s Devotional Was Written By A Young Woman God Has Given A Relevant Word: Tracy Koweh

Blood is Thicker than Water
Adolescent Abortions

Ephesians 6:4 (Amplified Bible)
4Fathers [and Mothers :o)], do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.

Pro Choice or Pro Life? Millions of people fight for the cause to save the life of an embryo or to preserve the rights of a mother. Some have gone as far as to blow up abortion clinics, or murder the doctors that work in them. There are arguments over the actual time the human life begins. Then there are the stages of abortion. Some say its okay if it’s the first or second trimester, and then there are a few who do it in the third. One could argue, although wrong, that until the child is out of the womb; no foul play or harm done.

What about when that precious life is a teenager? Who is fighting for our youth? Where are their pro choice and pro life advocates? I know too many young adults being killed daily outside the womb in the public eye and no one is doing a thing about it. They are being molested, abused and mistreated before they even step one foot out the door. Our young adults are our future, if we destroy them now, we are destroying ourselves. Our children are not here to be our door mats, our in house nanny’s, our convenience or inconveniences, our something to deal with or our meal ticket, or a large pay day.

Our young adults are screaming on the inside while acting out on the outside. They are torn apart and half of a person internally, and it shows by the way they dress, walk and talk. Our young ladies have no respect for themselves and they are giving their bodies to everything and anything and anybody that shows them the slightest interest in them, because they are not getting real love at home. Our young men are slipping away to the streets and graves because no one at home is taking the time to just hang out with them.

When was the last time you showed a young adult how much they meant to you? When was the last time you told them you were proud of them and that they mattered and had a real purpose in this life? If it takes more than a few seconds to remember, it wasn’t recent enough. Do you only show love to them when you need something, have messed up really bad and feel guilty, or when you are trying to replace real love with material things?

Today make a conscience effort to support our young adults. Stand up and be a voice for them. They are falling by the sidelines and they think nobody cares. A hug, a smile and some quality time goes a long way. If it were not for the people who loved me outside of my four walls as a young adult, I could very well be dead, murder or been a victim of suicide. God is moving in the lives of our young people and some parents are only getting in the way. Either help push them to their destiny, or get out of God’s way: before He moves you out of the way.