5 Things I’d Tell My Younger Self As a Parent
Don’t stress the little stuff. Trust God daily.
Don’t stress the little stuff. Trust God daily.
As parents, our desire is to provide exposure to the truth of God’s word through every means reasonably possible for our kids.
This past year, I had to admit that in many ways food had become a god to me.
Character is a worthy goal as parents, because once cemented within the heart, it’s hard to lose for a lifetime.
A child’s worldview will often be reflected in direct proportion to a parent’s efforts at intentional discipleship.
Opportunities to invest in your kids don’t usually operate on a convenient timeframe.
The easiest thing for any parent to do is either nothing at all, or, take the least path of resistance.
As you spiritually mature, you realize that the more you learn, the less you know.
My parents intentionally gave us the promise of being together forever, and it was never questioned.
They naturally look for the good in others.
For the majority of parents, their tendency will be permissiveness over harshness.
There’s something powerful about being able to connect face-to-face with someone lonely or hurting.
God has “the way” planned for each of our children, and our job is to train them according to that specific way.
As the world of information gets broader, we must help our children’s sources of truth get narrower.
As Christian parents we take an intentional approach to developing Christlike character in our kids at a young age.
Nothing can help a child of divorce more than them knowing that they have a Heavenly Father who loves them unconditionally.
I’m not the parent I was twenty years ago, and I’m not the parent I hope to be five years from now.
When parents strive to be the real deal, it not only earns their children’s respect at the moment but plants seeds of that respect for a lifetime.
The question we need to answer first is this—have we done what God expects of us?