What a sad statistic this is. And yet, how can we blame young people for feeling this way, given the culture we live in?

I fear that we are to blame for this. How easy it is to let our flesh dictate our actions. Money and nice houses sure do appeal to our eyes, don’t they? But these things have no lasting value, and we cannot take them with us when our time on this earth is over.

Our children and young people are watching us, just as we watched our parents in our youth. What values are we imparting to them? Do we say that our faith and family has value with our lips, and then our actions speak otherwise?

It can be so easy to want the nice house and big income, even at the expense of our families. But ladies, there is nothing more important than spending time with our loved ones, even if that time cuts into potential income.

This can be true when we work outside of the home, and it also when we work inside of the home. I know that when my Etsy shop is open, I’m more easily distracted. Many MLM businesses require a lot of time on our phones and computers. If we do not schedule our time wisely, these home businesses can send the wrong message to our children.

Our children need to see us serving our families with joy if we want them to follow in our footsteps. We need to live out the idea that relationships are more important than things in tangible ways.

Y’all, I can be guilty of sending the wrong message. We all can, when we look to the world instead of to God. Prayer and staying in His Word is so important, ladies! He will lead us on the right path.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Proverbs 23:4