DECLINE OF MORAL VALUES AMONG TODAY'S YOUTHS

What are Morals?

They are acceptable standard of general conduct or behavior when judged by an average person or the society at large.

Morality is all about the appropriateness or goodness of what a person does, thinks, or feels.

DEVELOPMENT OF MORALS

Childhood is the time at which moral standards begin to develop in a process that often extends well into adulthood.

Understanding all forms of social awareness are important in the development of a child’s moral sense.

Some psychologists are of the theory that people's development of moral standards passes through stages that can be grouped into three moral levels.

RESISTING THE DEVIL! HOW?

One primary cause lurks behind the suffering and tragic circumstances that afflict so many people. The Scripture reveals that a powerful, intelligent and seemingly infinitely influential being actively ochestrates the wickedness that dominate our planet – Earth.

Most of us have heard of him, you may have wondered whether he really exists.

After all, to many he seem like a fairy-tale character; I am talking about SATAN.

Does such a being exist? Where could such a creature have come from? What is his purpose, his goal, his intent? What does he do? Is he as many believe, simply a mythical embodiment of evil?

PARENTING AS A MARITAL TEAM

If you hope to survive parenthood with your marriage intact you must be in unity with your spouse in all you do.

Being 'in unity' means understanding that this is not a one-person show.

The strength of your union will show in the day-to-day application of the plan with your spouse. No matter how much the two of you agree to make your parenting and discipline decisions together, there will be times where one of you is put in a position of having to make immediate decision.

HOW TO PREVENT CAR ACCIDENTS

Tyres squealing, metal crunching, glass shattering...

These sounds are perharps familiar to anyone who has been involved in a car accident. Attention to safety and plain common sense can help avoid many accidents.

Let us examine the following safety methods.

TREAT YOUR SPOUSE WITH RESPECT

Men and women converse differently and they have distinctive needs.  

A woman may desire to share her feelings openly and often.  Many men on the other hand try to maintain peace by solving problems quickly and avoiding difficult issue.  How then can you bridge these differences and have a healthy conversation with your spouse? 

A respectful person values others and wants to understand their feelings.

As a child, you may have learned to respect people who have more authority or experience than you have.

In marriage, the challenge is to show respect to someone with whom you are on an equal footing – your spouse.

If you can listen patiently and speak respectfully to friends, are you just as considerate to your spouse?

Disrespect create ill-feeling in the home and leads to bitter dispute. How then can you converse with your spouse respectfully?  Let us consider some advice from the scriptures.

FIVE KEYS TO SUCCESS IN MARRIAGE

In a world of changing standards, marriage is no longer held in high esteem. Couples stay together until thier physical attraction wanes or problems arise; and what is surprising is that couples separate or divorce as if it is going out of fashion-on very flimsy excuses. The unlucky children are left in the wake of this unfavourable event-traumatized.

Now, the erosion of marriage values and its effect on family life should concern us particularly because children are always caught up in the back-lash of this (sometimes unnecessary) event.

As a result of the foregone, we should take comfort from the scriptures because the tried and tested advice inherent in them is handy in times like this and if we can just consider the following five principles, a world of difference will be achieved.

YOU ARE WONDERFULLY MADE

When you reflect on the remarkable abilities of various animals, do you sometimes feel a stab of envy? Perharps you wish that you could fly like an albatross, swim like a dolphin, see like an eagle, or run like a cheetah.

Yes, animals have some incredible abilities; but so do humans. We are much more than a machine!

We have creativity, curiousity, imagination and ingenuity – qualities that moves us to design machines to do all the things that we set our minds to do.

At the Olympics, well trained humans can perforn amazing feats with a level of agility, artistry, creativity and grace that leave audiences spellbound.

Do you appreciate the special gifts that you have as a human? You may be just all you are, but you have many gifts for which to be thankful. 

The Psalmist in chapter 139:14 says ‘I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made...’

Why not think about that statement from the scriptures and consider this piece dedicated to the wonders of the human body as you read on.