I remember hearing this phrase in my childhood all too often. I was told how things were done different back in the days \u2013 mostly trying to relate to my situation at the moment. Sometimes it was reminiscing, sometimes it was educational and informative, but for some odd reason I felt this phrase always had a correcting or scolding power. It either was used to tell me that my struggle wasn\u2019t real, but theirs was when they used to be my age, or things were just so much better than they are now.<\/p>\n
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As a late Millenial (borderline Gen-X) and raising two Gen-Z-children myself, I realized I am doing the exact same thing. \u201cI am bored\u201d and the children\u2019s request for time on their electronic devices, end up with me giving a history lecture of how we survived with lesser toys and no smartphones, tablets, Netflix and social media. I compare my generation with the younger generation often to reprove their behavior, attitude or actions. I am stuck in the middle of 6 generations. It requires serious skill to be able to connect with all 6, because they are so different in the way they communicate.<\/p>\n
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Generations are different. People from different ages think different, which causes different behavior and then develops generation specific customs. A lot of times, it has to do with technological advances and historical events. Those different antics collide and cause each generation to have their own struggle. Baby Boomers don\u2019t feel respected, Gen-X doesn\u2019t feel appreciated, Millennials feel restricted, Gen-Z feels everyone needs to relax and just do what they want. Inter-Generational Intolerance causes division \u2013 not just generally in society, but in places where God desires to see unity, like our families and our churches.<\/p>\n
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I have seen parents not being able to understand the next generation and consequently lose their ability to relate to their own children. Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters were turned against each other by generational differences. I have seen pastors lose their audience of the next generation in their churches because of the lack of the ability to relate. All due to the failure to understand, value and embrace the diversity in generations.<\/p>\n
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I was reminded of the scripture by the prophet Joel that seems to specifically address three different generations with the result of 3 different prophetic manifestations of the Holy Spirit:<\/p>\n
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Joel 2:28 (NIV), \u201cAnd afterward, I will pour out my Spirit\u00a0on all people. <\/em><\/p>\n Your sons and daughters will prophesy, <\/em><\/p>\n your old men will dream dreams,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n your young men will see visions. <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have a prophetic word from the children, visions from the young men and dreams from the old men. All of these fit in the same category of prophetic gifts, yet they are assigned differently by generation. The Holy Spirit is unique and doesn\u2019t show up in the same exact form on all people. He works in various mysterious ways, we have different manifestations, movements, awakenings, revivals \u2026 and He loves to see unity among diversity. We can\u2019t expect that all generations operate the same exact way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interestingly, Peter preached the same message of the prophet Joel at the first \u201cevangelistic outreach service\u201d on the day of the Pentecost. This word unified; people from different backgrounds and countries were able to literally understand this message without any cultural or generational differences. The result was powerful in numbers, 3,000 were added to God\u2019s family that day alone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We find diversity in generations and when they work together, we see a powerful display of God\u2019s move. The body with different giftings only works when they work together \u2013 the same principle goes for different generations. We go wrong when we expect everyone to do the same thing the exact same way. We lose the uniqueness of God and are apprehensive to individuality. We can get so caught up with different points of view and traditions between generations that we no longer function as one family for one kingdom, especially in the body of Christ.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Just a few weeks ago my mom passed away. I realized how much of who I am is because of her influence. I have dedicated almost 20 years of my life to missions because of her relentless love as a mother, I left everything I had and knew, to go and make a difference somewhere else in the world. Now, I want to pass on that legacy to my children.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We either embrace what the generation before us has passed on to us or we reject it. I must think about my children, who are completely different, I could try to control their upbringing, but the most I can do is be a good influence. Although they have the same mom and dad, they both turned out completely different. They actually have different sets of rules, because of their different characteristics. When Jesus spoke \u201c3\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>And He said:\u00a0\u201cTruly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,\u00a0you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.\u00a04\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 18:3-4 \u2013 NIV), He appealed to us that we have to generationally adapt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our generation doesn\u2019t have all the answers. We depend on the generations before us, but also need the generation that comes after. Compared to a relay race that requires 4 people on a team to work together, if the transitions don\u2019t work, you are guaranteed to lose.<\/p>\n If as a generation we don\u2019t embrace what the generation before us passed on to us, we fail. If we try to run the race by ourselves to the end without passing on the baton to the next generation, we will fail as well and that is exactly why \u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2026 We Prayerfully Value All Generations:\u00a0We celebrate all generations and acknowledge that each is essential in the Body of Christ. We honor those who have gone before us and empower those who are following.\u00a0 The contribution of each generation is welcomed and encouraged as we pursue our God given destiny.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Psalm 100:5 (NIV)<\/p>\n For the\u00a0Lord\u00a0is good\u00a0and his love endures forever; his faithfulness\u00a0continues through all generations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Simon\u00a0Maschkywitz, Metro World Child-NYC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I remember hearing this phrase in my childhood all too often. I was told how things were done different back in the days \u2013 mostly trying to relate to my…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,54],"tags":[316,317,315,235],"class_list":{"0":"post-1091","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allgenerations","8":"category-evusa","9":"tag-age","10":"tag-allgenerations","11":"tag-generationalclash","12":"tag-generations","13":"entry"},"title_es":"CUANDO TEN\u00cdA TU EDAD ... CLASH GENERACIONAL","content_es":"Recuerdo haber escuchado esta frase en mi infancia con demasiada frecuencia. Me contaron c\u00f3mo se hac\u00edan las cosas de forma diferente en el pasado, principalmente tratando de relacionarme con mi situaci\u00f3n en este momento. A veces recordaba, a veces era educativo e informativo, pero por alguna extra\u00f1a raz\u00f3n sent\u00ed que esta frase siempre ten\u00eda un poder de correcci\u00f3n o rega\u00f1o. O bien se utiliz\u00f3 para decirme que mi lucha no era real, pero la de ellos era cuando ten\u00edan mi edad, o las cosas eran mucho mejores de lo que son ahora. Como un Milenio tard\u00edo (l\u00edmite Gen-X) y criando dos Gen-Z-ni\u00f1os, me di cuenta de que estoy haciendo exactamente lo mismo. "Estoy aburrido" y la solicitud de tiempo de los ni\u00f1os en sus dispositivos electr\u00f3nicos, terminaron conmigo dando una conferencia de historia de c\u00f3mo sobrevivimos con juguetes menores y sin tel\u00e9fonos inteligentes, tabletas, Netflix y redes sociales. Comparo mi generaci\u00f3n con la generaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s joven a menudo para reprobar su comportamiento, actitud o acciones. Estoy atrapado en el medio de 6 generaciones. Requiere habilidades serias para poder conectarse con los 6, porque son muy diferentes en la forma en que se comunican. Las generaciones son diferentes. Las personas de diferentes edades piensan diferente, lo que provoca un comportamiento diferente y luego desarrolla costumbres espec\u00edficas de generaci\u00f3n. Muchas veces, tiene que ver con avances tecnol\u00f3gicos y eventos hist\u00f3ricos. Esas payasadas diferentes colisionan y hacen que cada generaci\u00f3n tenga su propia lucha. Los Baby Boomers no se sienten respetados, Gen-X no se siente apreciado, los Millennials se sienten restringidos, Gen-Z siente que todos necesitan relajarse y hacer lo que quieren. La intolerancia intergeneracional causa divisi\u00f3n, no solo en general en la sociedad, sino en lugares donde Dios desea ver la unidad, como nuestras familias y nuestras iglesias. He visto a los padres no ser capaces de comprender a la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n y, en consecuencia, perder su capacidad de relacionarse con sus propios hijos. Padres e hijos, madres e hijas se volvieron uno contra el otro por diferencias generacionales. He visto pastores perder a su audiencia de la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n en sus iglesias debido a la falta de la capacidad de relacionarse. Todo debido a la incapacidad de comprender, valorar y abrazar la diversidad en generaciones. El profeta Joel me record\u00f3 la escritura que parece dirigirse espec\u00edficamente a tres generaciones diferentes con el resultado de 3 diferentes manifestaciones prof\u00e9ticas del Esp\u00edritu Santo: Joel 2:28 (NVI), "Y despu\u00e9s, derramar\u00e9 mi Esp\u00edritu sobre todos.<\/em> Tus hijos e hijas profetizar\u00e1n,<\/em> tus viejos so\u00f1ar\u00e1n sue\u00f1os,<\/em> tus j\u00f3venes ver\u00e1n visiones.<\/em> Tenemos una palabra prof\u00e9tica de los ni\u00f1os, visiones de los j\u00f3venes y sue\u00f1os de los viejos. Todos estos encajan en la misma categor\u00eda de dones prof\u00e9ticos, sin embargo, est\u00e1n asignados de manera diferente por generaci\u00f3n. El Esp\u00edritu Santo es \u00fanico y no aparece en la misma forma en todas las personas. \u00c9l trabaja de varias maneras misteriosas, tenemos diferentes manifestaciones, movimientos, despertares, avivamientos ... y le encanta ver la unidad entre la diversidad. No podemos esperar que todas las generaciones operen de la misma manera. Curiosamente, Pedro predic\u00f3 el mismo mensaje del profeta Joel en el primer "servicio evangel\u00edstico de alcance" en el d\u00eda de Pentecost\u00e9s. Esta palabra unificada; personas de diferentes or\u00edgenes y pa\u00edses pudieron literalmente entender este mensaje sin ninguna diferencia cultural o generacional. El resultado fue poderoso en n\u00fameros, 3.000 fueron agregados a la familia de Dios ese d\u00eda solo. Encontramos diversidad en las generaciones y cuando trabajan juntos, vemos una poderosa demostraci\u00f3n del movimiento de Dios. El cuerpo con dones diferentes solo funciona cuando trabajan juntos, el mismo principio aplica para diferentes generaciones. Nos equivocamos cuando esperamos que todos hagan lo mismo de la misma manera. Perdemos la singularidad de Dios y somos aprehensivos con la individualidad. Podemos estar tan atrapados con diferentes puntos de vista y tradiciones entre generaciones que ya no funcionan como una familia por un reino, especialmente en el cuerpo de Cristo. Hace solo unas semanas mi madre falleci\u00f3. Me di cuenta de cu\u00e1nto de lo que soy es por su influencia. He dedicado casi 20 a\u00f1os de mi vida a las misiones debido a su amor implacable como madre, dej\u00e9 todo lo que ten\u00eda y sab\u00eda para ir y hacer una diferencia en otro lugar del mundo. Ahora, quiero transmitir ese legado a mis hijos. O aceptamos lo que la generaci\u00f3n anterior a nosotros nos ha transmitido o la rechazamos. Debo pensar en mis hijos, que son completamente diferentes, podr\u00eda tratar de controlar su crianza, pero lo m\u00e1ximo que puedo hacer es ser una buena influencia. Aunque tienen la misma mam\u00e1 y pap\u00e1, ambos resultaron completamente diferentes. En realidad, tienen diferentes conjuntos de reglas, debido a sus diferentes caracter\u00edsticas. Cuando Jes\u00fas habl\u00f3 " 3<\/sup><\/strong> Y dijo:" En verdad te digo, a menos que cambies y te vuelvas como ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os, nunca entrar\u00e1s en el reino de los cielos. 4<\/sup><\/strong> Por lo tanto, cualquiera que tome la humilde posici\u00f3n de este ni\u00f1o es el m\u00e1s grande en el reino de los cielos. "<\/em> (Mateo 18: 3-4 - NVI), nos hizo un llamamiento para que tengamos que adaptarnos generacionalmente. Nuestra generaci\u00f3n no tiene todas las respuestas. Dependemos de las generaciones anteriores a nosotros, pero tambi\u00e9n necesitamos la generaci\u00f3n que viene despu\u00e9s. En comparaci\u00f3n con una carrera de relevos que requiere 4 personas en un equipo para trabajar juntas, si las transiciones no funcionan, tiene la garant\u00eda de perder. Si como generaci\u00f3n no aceptamos lo que la generaci\u00f3n anterior a nosotros nos transmiti\u00f3, fracasamos. Si tratamos de correr la carrera por nosotros mismos hasta el final sin pasarle el testigo a la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n, fallaremos tambi\u00e9n y esa es exactamente la raz\u00f3n ... ... Valoramos con oraci\u00f3n a todas las generaciones: celebramos a todas las generaciones y reconocemos que cada una es esencial en el Cuerpo de Cristo Honramos a aquellos que nos han precedido y otorgamos poder a quienes los siguen. La contribuci\u00f3n de cada generaci\u00f3n es bienvenida y alentada mientras perseguimos nuestro destino dado por Dios. Salmo 100: 5 (NVI) Porque el Se\u00f1or es bueno y su amor permanece para siempre; su fidelidad contin\u00faa a trav\u00e9s de todas las generaciones. 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