Bible Discussion Thread

The question is that honor your mother and father I was wondering how far does that go is it wrong for a parent to ask a child for help the parents don't do drugs they're not alcoholics they don't smoke inflation is bad information would be appreciated thank you

Of course it's not wrong for a parent to ask a child for help , whatever our relationship of the flesh is , we are all brothers and sisters in Christ . God blesses us and takes care of us sometimes through other people . He uses us all to bless and help each other through this life . First and foremost always ask God for help and then wait a while for the answer , maybe God has blessed your children financially so that they can be in a position to help you ? God will provide in His own way , all we need to do is ask Him and thank Him every day for the things that we do have and remember , if you are ever in a position to help others and they ask you , as long as you are able to you must help others , not necessarily with money but whatever you are able to , pray for them , give good practical Christian advice etc . God uses whomever he chooses to accomplish His purpose , sometimes you may need help , other times you may be the one doing the helping . Trust in His love for you and His ability to look after you always . May God bless you in all the ways that He knows that you need His blessings .

Thank you for the information I read it all and it sounds good thank you very much

Jema,

Agreed,

Helping our parents in their time of need is one way of honoring them as the commandment says.

Hi John. That's a good question John & it would be very difficult for a parent to make such needs known to others, particularly to close family members. Even matters of major health problems & other difficulties, parents usually would like to shield their children from such concerns. But what I believe the issue here is: if the family unit is strong & close, it wouldn't be difficult for a child not to quickly perceive that their parents are struggling. With mounting bills or disconnected utilities, lack of food or parents going without for the child's sake, or the many other areas in day-to-day living of trying to get on top of it all, children will soon notice & if a little mature, might even ask why there is so much sorrow & hardship in the house. But if the child is working & living away from the family home, even with his own ever-increasing expenses, if he has been brought up well & maintains a sensitive caring attitude to his parents, will endeavor to discuss the matters & find resolution.

So, I don't think that it's "wrong for a parent to ask a child for help", but I feel that even before that stage, the mature child should be very mindful of the parents' needs & discuss it with his family & seek ways to help them. Often when families live together, as much as that may be inconvenient for lack of space & privacy, costs can be drastically reduced & a better distribution of income & expenses made. But I know that we don't live in such a world here (unlike some of the very poor in Asia & Africa), & independence is always our preferred way - yet when family members are struggling, whether financially, physically or emotionally, nothing beats a close family unit prepared to put one another first before themselves. Some here may have other thoughts on this, especially if they have experienced such hardships in their lives: to give you some practical advice.

So if you're a born again Christian Jesus Christ gives you free will it's your choice what you want to do I've experienced people that take care of their parents at their houses and people that are in nursing homes that don't get visitors I know either way you go it's going to interfere with your life I guess you could do it 50/50 help them and have a good life thank you for responding