The Bible says - Honour thy Father And Mother. How do you honour them when they play havoc in your life ?

Question

What does the word ' Honour ' imply ?

Answer 1

Originally it meant obey without question as children are the property of their parents.

Answer 2

YOu honor them by the way you live and the way you treat them irrespective of how they are ot how they behave. My father and I had a very difficult relationship but I took care of him the last year of his life. It made a big difference in the relationship and I wish my siblings would have had the same chance to heal their relationship with him.
Tash I am sorry to read how hard your childhood was. As someone with a difficult childhood also I can sympathize.

Answer 3

I hail from a conservative Hindu family. But still i respect Jesus and concur with many Biblical verses.

Honour Thy Father and Mother.
This is not only a very important advice to the children, but also essential in modern times.
Honour, whatever may be the dictionary meaning, here it certainly means not only Respect but also includes Love and Affection.
One should understand that the parents are elders and have considerable experience in this world, when compared with their children. All the guidance and restrictions imposed by them on their children, are only for the good of the children.
No parent will ever try to commit any act with the sole intension of injuring their own child. They may love not wisely but certainly love their children truly.

Children should try to understand the real purpose of the parent's anxiety in trying to instil discipline and moral standards in them. This kind of inculcation of good qualities are intended purely for the benefit of the children and not the parents. This truth will certainly dawn on them when they themselves become parents in the future.

Besides it is vitally necessary for the children to not only respect their parents but also love them.
Several Indian Saints have revealed that the main cause of disillusionment and failure in academical as well as personal life of the students are because of their bad relations with their parents and other elders in their family.
This is on account of the fact that a young person who has bad relations with his parents, is insulating himself with negative vibrations and denying the entry of good vibrations to reach him.
If once such relations are set right, one will see that good results will follow automatically.

Answer 4

Honer means high regard or respect. Even if they are playing havoc in your life you can still show them respect. You can love and honer them without liking what they are doing. Pray about the havoc and put it in Gods hands.

Answer 5

I refuse to honor, respect or love a rapist.
I also refuse to honor, respect or love the woman who helped him cover it all up.

When people quote that verse to me, after they find out I ran away from home and don't have any 'honor' or respect for my parents, I don't think they realise how insulting they are being.

For most people, the idea of honoring your parents basicly means to acknowlege their part in giving you life, and not arguing with them - just agreeing to disagree on certain issues.

Easier said than done.

Answer 6

Its to complicated, complex to answere, so many things to consider. For instance age, education, money in the family, illness, religion, The list goes on and on.......First things first, "You gotta have love".....In my opinion honor for your parents will not exist in the family, WITHOUT LOVE and it has to go both ways. If they truly "play havoc" in your life...get some outside help ASAP FOR ALL SIDES CONCERNED. Live life,
be happy. God Bless Ya.

Answer 7

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Answer 8

Hello,
Be thankful you still have parents. My father was a Vietnam veteran he died of lung cancer when I was 3 yrs. old. I also served in the military to honor both my parents my mother was also a veteran. She died last year of spinal meningitis. She was 66 yrs old. I am 39 yrs. old. My grandparents are gone. I will miss them all but one day I will return home with them.

Answer 9

Treating them the way God says to in proverbs!You do this by faith,despite everything,because remember,God knows and see's everything.You will be blessed instead of cursed for it,just He said you would.Treating them the way Jesus would! Remember,Jesus is in you,if you abibe in Him,and your His ambasador.Which means,the devil is going to try all he can to make sure you blow it,to make christianity look bad.That's why there so many people turning off christianity today,they see too many christian's turning back to worldly ways.Jesus said"Those who turn back are not fit for the kingddom".

Answer 10

Respect..Even if you had the worst parents in the world...they beat you and they lock you in a cage you can still honor them...by simply respecting the fact that they brought you into this world...you don't have to like them just respect not that parents like that deserve it.

Respect is Honor.

Answer 11

It is apart of growing up. You defer to there wisdom. As a good parent it is there mission to keep you from harm and to prepare the way for your future. Remember it is your decisions that define you who you are. It is your decision to honor your father and mother.