There are many schemes of the devil today. I can identify 3 that greatly affects the way a generation thinks. These are 3S's or 3 schemes. First is Self-Centeredness. In the Catholic Family Handbook, it says "Only two courses are open to your child, he will either be God-centered or self-centered." There is great urgency to teach parents to be true pastors in their own home. I heard from a speaker in a teaching that "parents must be able to present God to their children and present their children to God." To be able to present God to our children or to other people, we have to let them see God through our actions. How can you teach your child to know God? First, by inspiring him to love and serve God by your own daily actions. (The Catholic Family Handbook). In presenting our children to God, we hope that what we would have taught them and trained them enough that we are able to say, "Lord, here is my child." Self-centeredness also draws from the threats of materialism which is promoted through clever and entertaining advertisments on the internet, TV, and print. These ads influence our spending pattern and even our social stature, that we are often swayed from the spiritual to the material, from the eternal to the temporal. Some even measure their worth in the possessions they have. Let us be aware of the devil's schemes to be self-centered. Let us always strive to be God-centered.
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