Learn About the Impact of Good Friends Through the Story of How Superman Was Created

The impact of your children’s friendships can be tremendous. Proverbs 27:17 NLT says that “as iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend”. The story about how Superman was created is a wonderful illustration of this. It is based on the friendship of two boys who dreamed of having superpowers. The rest is history! What can you do as a parent to ensure that your children’s friends sharpen them?

Here is the story about the two boys. Jerry and Joe were friends who enjoyed reading comics. Joe loved to draw, and Jerry loved to create stories. One night, the idea of Superman came to Jerry, and he rushed over to share it with Joe. The two of them developed the story of a Man of Steel.

Jerry’s dad had been shot and killed previously in a robbery. Creating a story about a man who was so strong that bullets could not affect him and who helped those in need seemed to be appropriate for Jerry, the storyteller.

The Passiton.com blog post with this inspiring story stated:

The story of Superman has inspired kids for generations. It has calmed their fears and driven their dreams. Most importantly, the Man of Steel has inspired us all to find our superpowers and use them to help others. So, the next time you are inspired to swoop in and save a friend from being bullied or help the widow next door with your superpower smile, thank Joe and Jerry, two awkward high school kids who dreamt up Superman — making the world a little more safe and a little more fair.

To learn more, please visit:

https://www.passiton.com/passiton-blog/178-the-birth-of-superman-how-two-awkward-teenage

It is Important to Monitor your Children's Friends

For a parent, Proverbs 27:17 is a very important verse. Iron sharpens iron and similarly, a good friend sharpens a friend. Who are your children’s friends? Do you know? Have you asked to find out, not only from your child but from others? And, what kind of friends are your children to others?

As I mentioned, this verse is a positive statement as a good friend will sharpen a friend. But what effect will a friend who is not good have on your children? There is no doubt that this friend will definitely have an effect as well on your child, but it will be a negative one.

On the website letgodbetrue.com, there is an excellent, helpful analysis of this verse. The writer states: “There are two direct and important lessons here. You need noble and godly friends to maximize your growth, and you need to be such a friend to others to maximize theirs.”

In regard to who are your children’s friends, the Bible establishes that wise friends will make them wiser and foolish friends will dull and corrupt them. Prov. 27:9, 13:20. According to 1Cor. 15:33 NLT, “bad company corrupts good character”. We must diligently monitor our children’s friends as we want wise influence for them.

The writer on letgodbetrue.com asks the following questions and I suggest that you as a parent ask them as well:

1. What is the spirit, demeanor and conduct of your children’s friends?

2. Are their friends a sharpening influence on your children and vice versa?

3. Is it wise for your children to keep these friends?

4. Do you value and promote good friends for them?

5. Do your children improve the lives of their friends?

To read the entire article, please visit https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-27/proverbs-27-17/