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...she was an exceptional
child, a delight of her parents, a close look at her disarming smiles, lighting
up her face tells you her path could be traced to a pristine order of royalty,
little wonder she was christened Ronke "literally meaning I have found
something to treasure". Royalty as always has peculiar demands on her Armour bearers, Bisi, the chief maid will not let a day pass without reminding
Ronke of the demands of royalty placed on the shoulder of the young princess.
Elementary days in the school
saw the young princess excelling as her school's melodious voice; she would
represent her school in singing and dancing competitions and come out as the
best. Awards and titles kept coming for her; she kept up with this until her
final days in high school.
Time to choose a career
pathway...
King Adejumo: my baby
Ronke: yes dad,
King: after a carefully
thought out decision, I and your mother have decided to send you abroad to
further your studies...
Ronke: oh dad! Thank you, I
love you, you and mummy are my best assets
King: you will be taking a
course in dentistry; you should be taking over the management of the hospital
at your return,
Ronke: "eyes wide
open" frowns...but daddy!
King: what is it?
Ronke: I already had a course
in mind...
King: what course? So long as
it’s a specialty in human medicine, I'll like it,
Ronke: emm...emm...its in
music
King: teeth crashing!!! What
did you say???
...the battle goes on...
So many young people like
Ronke in adolescence have drawn battle lines with their parents on issues
bothering on career choices. Others steer in confusion not knowing what choices
fit better...do daddy and mummy’s bidding or follow what I feel?Sometimes as parents' we make the mistake of choosing specific career paths for our children.As much as parental guidance
is essential, it is also to be understood that as people differ in looks, they
also differ in destinies. Products come with manuals to explain their use and
how to achieve optimal functionality, so also is every creature of God. God's
innate ability resides in everyone through gifts and talents. One scripture
that comes to mind is Matthew 25 vs. 14-30 specifically verse 14-15
King James Version
Matthew 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto
them his goods.25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to
another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway
took his journey.
(New Living Translation).
14. Again the kingdom of Heaven can be
illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his
servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone.15.He gave five bags
of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the
last-dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.
Specifically it was said that
the talents were distributed according to their capabilities which means their
various specific individual gifting. The most fulfilling career choices are
usually choices that are based on our talents and giftings.Once individual career
choices are made based on gifting and talents, coping for the child is usually
easier and struggling is less. Parents should learn to observe the
peculiarities of their children, help them identify their gifts and talents.
While they develop it, if they choose a career pathway in that direction,
encourage them. Once a child’s individual career choice is made based on gifting
and talents’, coping is usually easier and struggling is less.Another
scripture that readily comes to mind is Proverbs 22vs 6:
Train up a child in the way
he should go{and in keeping with his individual gift or bent },and when he is
old he will not depart from it(Amplified Bible).
It talks about the way a
child should go not just spiritually but in every other area including the
specific career path the child is fitted to excel in. Making a child go in a
career path that is not divinely ordained will only led to frustration, waste
of the child’s time and most especially make the child go around in a circle of
failure. Most times what happens after all the circle of failure and
frustration is that the child now runs back to the specific career path he/she
has always desired. As a parent seek to know God’s opinion on your child’s
proposed choice that way, you stay relevant.
There's also a more pertinent
and salient part: pray! Pray!! Pray!!! Only a handful of people understand the
role of prayer in career choices. It’s a form of insanity on its own to venture
into a career path without seeking the face of God for direction. Jesus said
"watch and pray that you fall not into temptation. Prayer does two things
for the parent. Firstly it makes it easy for the parent to accept the specific
career path the child has decided to take and secondly prayer makes it easy as
a parent to guide the child in his/her divinely ordained career path to ensure
success and fulfillment. For a child who has been taught prayer early in life,
prayer makes it easy for the child to identify his/her divinely ordained career
path where he/she will function maximally. One with God is a majority.
Until our next post I leave
you with this “seek to help your child find God’s divine plan and purpose for
their life that is the greatest gift next to salvation your child can have.God's stake is always worth a
life time of favour.Stay refereshed.
The opening story remains a figment of imaginative thought.
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