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Trends? Good or Bad?

Trends are not always a good thing to follow but the younger generations usually gets caught up in them. The typical trends that are spoken of would be those that are associated with the fashion world. However, these trends are not the important ones be talking about. There are many trends that are threatening traditional family life. It is important to talk about them so that we as the creators of the next generator can make educated decisions on how to raise a family. Some of the most recent trends would be cohabitation (living together without being married), people living alone, delayed marriage, children born to single mothers, dedication to work, having less children and many more. Basically what this boils down to is less traditional families are being created, with this comes less children to be the future leaders of the world. 

I would like to talk about how having less children or no children at all affects many different aspects of life. Children bring light and life into the home, while allowing ones learning to continually increase. By not having children a couple is denying themselves of those opportunities that can only be experience within the family. Said couple is also not allowing their parents the joy of having grandchildren. Some of the bests lessons I have learned in life came from spending time learning alongside my grandparents. Most importantly if couples are not having children then there will be no future generations to carry the family name. The family legacy would eventually be forgotten and there would be no joy in ones posterity. The Lord revealed a great blessing to Abraham in Genesis 22:17, He said "That  in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy see as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore." How will this promise to Abraham be fulfilled if less children or no children are being born to couples. I am not saying that all couples need to have an army of children but I am suggesting that couples do counsel with the Lord about children. 

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