I've been taking my son on Trick-or-Treating for last 3 years. He is now 6 years old and I asked him what he wants to go as this year. My son loves to dress us and he especially loved Halloween. Each year we had such a good time going to Trick-or-Treating. To my utter surprise, he tells me he doesn't want to go Trick-or-Treating this year. I asked him, "why not?" he simply says, "Because God is more important and he wouldn't be happy."
I am bit concerned. Should he be starting to think this way already? Although we go to Church as a family, I have never imposed any of our beliefs on him. In fact, I've always insisted that he should focus on his school, his friends and family. I wanted him to make his own decisions about his faith, regardless of the path he chose.
Should I be concerned?
beat him with a sack of florida oranges
it won't leave a bruise, but itll show him whos boss
haha cmon people that was a joke
Yes, you should be concerned. Be concerned that you wrote that you wanted him to make his own decision about his faith, but when he chose the things of God, you didn't like it. Yes, be concerned that your six year old son is more concerned about what God thinks than you are. Yes, be concerned that your son is obviously learning more about his faith than you are. And, please tell me why you state that you want him to make his own decisions about faith, but when he makes a decision which is God-related, you get upset about it. Would you rather he chooses to become a thief, or a muderer, or a rapist, or so many other things he could have chosen? Please - rejoice that he is choosing God!.
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Well, the question is where did he get this idea from? Is it part of your beliefs, which you have simply not imposed on him so as to allow him to have a happy childhood? Or is it not something you believe, which means he would have had to have picked it up elsewhere? If that is the case, ask him why he feels the way he does. Talk to him about it, and let him know that you don't think god minds him having fun as a kid. If, however, this is the viewpoint of your religion, then there's really not much you can do but accept it.
Praise the Lord! what you are seeing and experiencing, is God at work in your son. It is God because what kid on their own, will give up candy for God unless he IS of God and belongs to God?
Thank Jesus for this, you may live to one day see your son grow to be a great man of God.
I am happy for you, genuinely happy! Amen.
EDIT: "Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled." Matthew 5:6
And there you have it.......in the words of Jesus Christ himself!
I'm impressed with your son and ashamed of you for feeling like that
Don't be concerned at all. I think this is a very noble thing for your son to do, and he's only 6 years old?? Kudos to him for standing up and making a decision for his faith! He'll grow up to be a very strong and wise young man, bless his little heart!
he's making his own decisions already. He is doing the right thing. You need to stand behind and support him every step of the way. Maybe you should examine yourself and question how solid your own faith really is.
No, not at all, it just means that he is starting to think about Christianity a little bit more no biggy.
Your son is enlightened to the fact that trick or treating is occultish and he is staying away from it!
You could take a leaf from his book!
yes you don't suppose to think that way until you are ten tell him that god is a character from a story made thausands years ago and that it is not real an tell him that trick or treat is more fun then staying at home and thinking about god you think about god on christms and now it is fun time and not god time so tell him that it should work
good luck if not work i would be concered a LOT !!!!!!!
omg you have a good son, this is good so far but find out where he's learning this stuff just in case
Did it ever occur to you that God is speaking to your son's heart. Perhaps God has been trying to speak to your heart too ... for many years. You just didn't hear Him. Maybe what your son now wants is best for both of you.
Halloween activities seem innocent enough on the surface, but they are influenced by a dark side in the spirit realm.
In any event, allow your son his wish. It certainly cannot do him or you any harm. And if you look, you may find a Christian church in your area that's having some kind of fall festival that night. Lots of fun without the satanic overtones.
it seems that you son has made his choice which you stated you supported. If that is the case, let him.
It also seems that he takes his faith just a bit more serious than you do.
that should be a concern to you, if you truly do believe your faith.
Tell him that God would want him to be a kid and have fun.
My sister would never let her kids trick-or-treat because of their religion and I thought it was crazy. My nephews always felt left out at Halloween because they could not go trick-or-treating with their friends.
He formed his ideas about faith. Be happy for him.
I would tell him that some people think God doesn't like trick-or-treating, and those people are well-meaning, but you think they're wrong. You don't believe God would be angry. God loves him and wants him to have a good time, to enjoy his life, that's what being a little boy is all about.
God wants what's best for him. Of course God doesn't want him to eat his candy all at once because that would make him sick, and God would rather he be healthy. God wants him to brush his teeth so they won't get rotten and fall out. But to go trick-or-treating, to enjoy the holiday, that's not against God.
As he gets older, and six is not too young, I would begin to impress on him that it's important to think about things for himself. There are many issues like this where there is not just one way to think. I think God expects us to consider these ideas for ourselves, there is no disrespect of God in that. The people who tell him these things, often they don't really know more about them than he does himself. God gave us each a perfectly good brain, in fact I consider that God's greatest gift to me, personally, my own ability to evaluate ideas.
I don't really see why. If you're concerned about his beliefs, why go to the church you do?
Someone is teaching your child lies without your knowledge. You should find out who and put a stop to it...now.
I'm wondering if it was your church or a JW classmate that told him it was wrong. If he feels it's wrong, you don't want to teach him to violate his conscience. But I would be very concerned with WHO the source is of this information.
Your child has a keen desire to be pleasing to God, and that is a beautiful thing! :) Be sure to teach him fundamental Christian doctrine with SCRIPTURES so that no one will be able to take advantage of his willingness to learn and obey.
We all must be careful to instill these things in our children, instead of trusting the church to do it. By and large, the children's ministries are failing our children.
Yes, obviously you are and should be concerned. You must find a way to help your son realize , within a year or two, that his invisible friend in the sky is a fairy tale and that he should not let fairy tales influence his life.
First ioff let me commend you for letting your son find what spirituality means to him, however you have to realise by doing this you have also open up the possibility for him to think that trick or treatng is against god, not saying there is anything wrong with this belief, but obviously religion is important to him, so why not have a christian themed halloween party? You know dress up as biblical characters, and what not.
Show him that you can still have fun and be a christian.
Smart boy.
The truth is, children follow their parents.
" Train up a boy according to the way for him:even when he grows old he will not turn aside from it"...Pr 22:6
The way you live is an example for him.
My church has a harvest fest that night. Maybe he would like something like that. It sounds like a sunday school teacher or something has said that it is something God doesn't like.
loll, explain to him about it :)
I think you should, i mean he shouldn't be worrying about things like that, hes just a kid. Just sit down and talk to him about it i mean, do you really want your son to be like that? if you do....well more power to you i suppose....
You should be very happy. Your son is on the right track listen to him. This holiday does not please God. The bible is the best source of the truth.
Personally, I would lightly encourage him into Halloween and tell him that it's okay, since you've already been doing it. Halloween is a great part of childhood. Perhaps he's frightened that God wouldn't be happy and doesn't want to do anything wrong, as most children do. Having gone to church hearing this about Halloween, or wherever he heard it (maybe one of his friends?), it probably made him feel guilty for going.
So my advice is to tell him it's okay. You're very important to him as his parent and hopefully he looks at things in a more carefree manner with your encouragement.
Good luck!
I think he's awesome
Nah, it's just an excuse, he's probably embarrased and thinks he's to old for tricker treating. Don't tell him not to praise the all mighty lord. (Idk how athiests aren't sad that they think there's no after life (No offence o-o'')) Anyway, don't fret. :)
Find out who told him that, and keep that person away from him forever. Jeez.
And tell him God made candy just for him and other kids to enjoy, too.
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