Cartoonology. There is great theology in cartoons and comics.
Work is often presented as a dirty word, but work is something that enables a person to have dignity. Work is God-ordained. Even God works.
The work ethic is a gift that was given to me at a very young age. When I turned 11, my father found a job for me, and told me that I would start the next Saturday. He didn’t ask me if I wanted a job, and I never questioned whether or not I would take it. Around our house, working was the norm. My father and mother were both hard workers and they passed it on to all 7 of their children.
I worked at that job for over 4 years. My senior year, I took another job which became a full-time position when I got married. When my wife and I married, I had over $2,000.00 in the bank, which was pretty good money in 1969. I bought my first car for $150.00 at the age of 15. I paid for my schoolbooks, lunches and some of my clothing throughout high school. During the summers, I worked as much as 72 hours per week for 50 cents per hour. I have never once begrudged or regretted any of it.
We fail our children when we do not teach them the work ethic. Perhaps, it was a little overdone in my case, but giving our children chores to do and enabling them to get a job is healthy. It is one way to build within them genuine self-worth.
Proverbs 28:19 (NKJV)
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! 07-28-09
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! 07-28-09
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