Children

What does having children mean to you? For some people, it's a simple act of sealing their love for each other. For others it might be an 'investment' for the future, they hope that their children will take care of them when they grow old. There are some I know who view children as 'burdens' and have decided not to have them at all, preferring to just be with each other.

For me though, having children is not only a great responsibility, it is also a mandate from God. God's 1st command to Adam and Eve was not to eat of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge and Evil; but his 2nd command to them is to be fruitful and multiply. So as long as one decides to get married, in my opinion, having children becomes a mandate to be fulfilled.

Secondly, having children is also a means of extending God's kingdom. Many times I have marveled at the modern mighty men and women of God, like the Wesley brothers, Rev Dr Billy Graham, Katherine Kuhlman and so on; more people in the world have heard of Jesus because their parents decided to have them and subsequently brought them up in the ways of God.

And so for me, that is my prayer, that God will use my children to change the world! I may not be an evangelist like Reinhart Bonke, a healer like Katherine Kuhlman but maybe, one of my children will be.

My church leaders believe that in the near future, our children will minister to the older generation, I can't wait!