Advice To Young And Old Alike

Advice To The Young And Old Alike

By: Robert A. Searles

      Boys and girls, young people, adults, and the elderly as well, we ought to be constantly learning from living, and from the word of God, and profit from the things which we have seen and experienced in life. Try not to make the same mistakes over and over. We ought to be constantly reviewing our lives, keeping the good and discarding the bad. Dispense with bad habits and adopt new and good habits. We ought to pray as we have never prayed before. We ought to draw nearer to God than we have ever been before.

      Replace disobedience with obedience. Replace fear and worry with faith and confidence in God who loves us and will take care of us and meet our needs according to the promises of his word. Boys, girls, young people, listen to your teachers and parents and take their advice when they teach principles from God's word, God has called them to guide you, and lead you in ways that will please him and profit you the rest of your lives. Older adults and the very elderly, we must never get to the point in our lives when we are past the point of listening to the advice of our Father - our heavenly Father, that is, and be obedient to his teaching. We are never too old to learn and to profit from the advice we receive from God.

 

      “The ear that heareth the reproofs of life abideth among the wise. He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof, getteth understanding. The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.” Proverbs 15: 31-33 (LJV).