I have being invited to speak to high school students (whom I think they have great opportunities in their future) and I will talk to them about being better off than their parents infact I feel like telling them that if you find that you are below your psrents you are a failure or a curse.....what do you think is it true?or how should I put it ?

Also when contemplating how you’re faring in the bigger picture across your entire adult life and into the future, would you consider yourself to be better off or worse off than your parents?

Do you think you childrean will be better off than you ?

With all due respect turn the opportunity down pliz.. You dont sound confident enough to be of any impact to those students.

@pastor,your parents should be most respected by you,why would you think that you are better than them.First tell us ,are you better than your parents and for you to have this kind of thoughts are you really a pastor?
most of our parents have sacrificed everything to make us what we are now ! atleast i know mine have.

Decline the invitation coz seriously,you do not understand the subject that you want to lecture the students on....

BTW,do you have children Pastor?If you do,have you ever found out if they are doing better than you ...And if they aredoing better than you,how did you explain the fact that you are their dad and a failure at that?...Just thinking aloud!

You have no idea what you are saying boss. Turn the offer down.or speak on something you know. It is certainly not bringing up children!

Pastor - Consider something more inspirational, e.g. personal development, achieving their full potential, avoiding/dealing with peer pressure. Stuff like this would be more relevant in my view for this age bracket....too young to deal with complex adult stuff along the lines you are thinking.

This is why i feel nothing for titles.

You were invited because you are a "Pastor".

99% of your audience have probably never known you nor will they ever know you after that.

Meaning... you will never be appraised by that group based on who you are as a person i.e your character.

If this is the way you were to approach motivating children to some higher ideals i literally shudder at the thought of how you would preach the Gospel.

If you are really a pastor i urge you seriously re examine yourself and your chosen profession.

let's keep to the topic. No need to attack personalities or the good office of the pastor.

@ Injere

Fair enough.

@ Pastor M

I know i have differed with you on almost all threads you have contributed to. And for good reason.

I promise to be more level headed. Peace.

Don't forget to let them know that they can be better off by setting up C130, Jumbo Jet, Boeing 777 or Helicopter ministries!!!