PARENTAL GUIDANCE AFTER GRADUATION

1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.

5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.

Ruth 3:1-5

Parental guidance is very normal to be given for children especially in tender age. Even some TV channels, movies are rated as parental guidance advised. The duty of parents did not stop after given the children good education. Education and knowledge is good but experience is also high valuable. Parents need to guide and direct the affairs of the wards to make best out of life. Its usually better to learn from someone experience so as not to run your life as experiment. You can make good life by learning from people’s past mistakes rather than yours. The parental guidance for graduates is not to impose, it is to instruct and inform the children to make better decisions other than just relying on only their instinct. Most times after graduation there are usually many options opening up to individuals in area of marriage, business, career and so on. There is usually a feeling of total independence or a big freedom arrival status for most graduates.

In the biblical text in review, Ruth followed her mother in law back to her home of origin. It was a new terrain for Ruth, although she might have possess high qualifications in her profession, have good strength and very beautiful. All these have potentials for great career, business and lovely marriage but they are not necessary guarantee that one attain it. There is always a need for mentorship for someone to make it early and great in life, good parents automatically fits into this role.

Naomi took her time to counsel Ruth, after a great discussion they have had. Her (Naomi)words were full of encouragements which is needed to get her (Ruth)good attention. She appreciated the good move already made, gave her advice on how to consolidate on that decision very well. Ruth wouldn’t have known Boaz was a relative of hers, she could have just been relating with him as boss in the office. The counsel she obtained from her mother help her to know he is a relative and therefore she could relate with him on that level. It was not just this knowledge that she needed, she also needed step by step instruction on how to approach. Good intention with wrong approach will still lead to wrong result. As we can see from the rest of the story Ruth obedience to her mother–in-law landed her a good marriage that was a great blessing to the world from whose lineage King David and Jesus Christ came.

While the parents are making efforts to do proper guidance, the children too must be responsive and responsible to listen and follow the parents instructions. The children must be humble and submissive to wise and godly counsels offered by their parents. The children should ask questions for clarity and consider prayerfully whatever suggested to them. Ruth was a child to her that gave and took care of her mother very well. Giving to parent is a must and should be accorded high priority. This should start as soon as you are earning incoming no matter how little it is, in fact irrespective of whether the parent is rich or not. Your giving may be monetary or material. This will trigger prayers and more ideas from the parent to flow towards their children.

Parental provision is an obligation of the parents but parental guidance (especially after graduation) is a responsibility that’s to be shared by both the parents and children in order to secure a great generational blessing.

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