“Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands”

Anthony Bradley:

Some place expectations on young people to do “awesome things for God someday,” “change the world,” “make a difference,” etc. “Move to the inner city or go into missions so you can do something substantial with your life,” we tell them. “And don’t get married too early. Marriage and kids could mess up all the cool things you can do for God.” But the Apostle Paul seems to suggest that Christians “aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands” (1 Thessalonians 4:11). Maybe one of the most radical things your child will do in this life is stay married and raise kids who love God.