My son just completed a 7-day fast from every sweet thing including drinks.
The first two days were tough for him. He kept trying to ask for alternatives. But there is no grey area allowed for him.
If we don’t train him to learn patient endurance since young, it would be a problem in future.
Just as God rewards us when we have patient endurance, we rewarded him yesterday after he completed his fast. We gave him $10 to buy any snack from the supermarket. But it must be kept within the budget. He was excited. At the same time, he had to do his Math. There were several times he had to put back what he took after calculating the amount he was left with. So he had to plan and thought through how to make the best use of that $10. Discipline and self-control are an area lacking in the new generation, because parents generally focus on comfort and lifestyle more than intrinsic values.
We reckon that we need to train our children young, so that they would not succumb to convenience when faced with tribulations. Christianity did not promise comfort. In fact, the Comforter is here because He knows that you will be stretched in discomfort.
Patient endurance develops the joy of contentment. The joy on his face is my reward.
P.S: Soon he will need to fast from food, because he should experience hunger. Please pray that my wife doesn’t kill me. Thanks.
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