Paradigm Shift

Psalms 23:2

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

OMG! It’s twenty-nine days already. We have just about two more days left on this journey. Well, well, to God be all the glory.

For a few days now I have been mentioning the term paradigm shift. Let us take a closer look at it today.

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines a paradigm shift to be an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paradigm%20shift

We all experience paradigm shifts of one magnitude or the other. Children are included in the set. Though paradigm shifts are so common, many persons are unaware of them occurring in their lives.

Paradigm shifts can affect us negatively and positively. Here are a few questions for you.

• Are you able to recognise when paradigm shifts are occurring in your children’s lives?
• Are you aware that paradigm shifts can be difficult to maneuver?
• Do you know that your children need your support when they are going through these shifts?

Children experience paradigm shifts in a number of ways. Here are a few examples.

• when parents are experiencing conflicts
• when parents divorce
• when parents exhibit stress and strain due to lack, sickness, limitations of whatever nature,
• when they change grades whether it is a promotion or a demotion,
• when they change school,
• when they have a new teacher, friend, stepparent, pastor, neighbour or even a new nanny,
• holidays,
• When they are being filed for,
• We they reach pubescence.
• when additional persons are in their homes,
• when persons leave the home for work, school or through migration.
• when a new child is born,
• when parents change or lose jobs, etc.

Let us Pray

Father, help us as parents to be present-minded to our children.

Grant us, Dear Jesus, a decerning spirit, keen eyes and hearts of compassion. Amen