Elders
Listen to your elders, they did not get old by being dumb, or doing stupid things.
The older one get's the more and more they understand that they did not know near as much as they thought they did when they were younger.
They (young folks) begain to understand a little later in life that the "OLD FOLKS" really did know what they were talking about over these many years.
I Bro. Daymond always liked hanging out with the Elders as they were so smart, witty, funny, and shined wisdom onto me.
The other kids thought I was a nut for hanging out with them, but I was the one who saved our tale ends more than once by having listened and remembering what the elders said.
After a while the other kids begain to see how smart I was and started asking questions, and I said I learned all of it from the elders.
In a short time alot of kids started talking to the elders, and we that did have had much better experiences in life, than thoes that did not.
Jesus teaches to be mindful, respectful, learn, and be caring of the elders.
Relationships.
Spouse, children, siblings, friends, co-workers, strangers, parents, those in authority, etc. is the target of Satan, and he will stop at nothing to get your soul.
Study the book of Job, and see how Job a rightious man in the eyes of God was tried over and over by Satan, and how this man lost everthing, and his wife told him he should curse God and die.
Job refused, as he knew not why God was allowing Satan to put everything upon him except death, but he knew God was in control.
Job knew that in the end it would all work out for him in some manor, as he loved God and never spoke against him in all that he suffered.
God gave back to job all that Satan had stolen from him, and ten times more as well.
The moral to this story is, we don't always know why God does or doest not allow things to occour in our lives.
We only know that God is in control, and so long as we suffer, and muttle through the fire we will always end up in the arms of God.
You don't need to know how God works, only that he does.
An old man once told me, we don't know how a TV works, but we know that if you push the power button it comes on.
I said, " that is true and if you pray to Jesus, he is the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and he has all the power, and he will put it to work for you"
Try it and see if I am correct. I have seen the Lord King Jesus at work and with my own eyes I know his power plus I have heard many other's testamonies of his grace, love and power.