Friday, May 29, 2026
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word” (Psalm 119:9 KJV).
If our physical posterity could augment its spiritual dexterity, exactly what would that entail?
Unfortunately, today’s adolescents and young adults have seldom been equipped with essential life skills. Even graduates of supposed “higher learning” have not mastered what is necessary for their survival in this world. Whether display of meager and provocative attire, or expression of crude and ignorant speech, or struggles in spelling basic words and using correct grammar, or disregard for the sanctity of life and the natural heterosexual (man-woman) marriage, or defiance to authority, or challenges of reading at their grade level, or frivolity in constant amusement, or inclinations toward materialism and ingratitude, or failure to learn history, or inability to cope maturely with problems and conflicts, or contempt for anything and everything “religious” and “spiritual;” the likelihood of them leading productive lives seems negligible. If they continue pursuing this course of life, the legacy they will leave behind for subsequent generations (their descendants) will be, to say the least, quite abysmal.
What young people can do to offset the decline, even slightly, is simple. For example, if they suffer from illiteracy, Bible reading will surely remedy it! Dictionaries and thesauruses, whether print or online, should become their friends. (I can remember, from long ago, my college [!] classmates misspelling words—and complaining because they had gotten points taken off their assignments for those errors!) Dictionaries provide spellings, parts of speech, definitions, etymologies, and other linguistic tips. Thesauruses help broaden personal vocabulary, for they are repositories of similar words that can make writing and speech more vivid and less boring.
Using online video tutorials to learn how to cook or prepare some basic and nutritious meals at home (scrambling eggs, assembling salads, preparing soups, grilling chicken) will save us money and avert poor health. Daily physical exercise or martial arts are advantageous in achieving weight loss or preventing excessive weight gain, for obesity (especially morbid obesity) is yet another challenge facing younger generations who tend to sit and lie down as they constantly scroll through social-media and play video games, computer games, phone games, and so on.
Such spiritual, mental, and physical health should be our priorities….
333 Words of Grace 