6 Ways to Help Grandchildren Live According to God’s Word
Children cannot live according to God’s ways if they do not know God’s words.
Children cannot live according to God’s ways if they do not know God’s words.
The paradox of striving to be holy like God while still sinning is a central tension in Christian life.
Our grandparents’ relationship with their grandchildren is so essential when it comes to creating well-adjusted kids.
Love is not just something to make us feel good; it’s an action that is centered around the other person’s thoughts and feelings.
The mindset of Christ chooses to serve through humility and love rather than justice and self-righteousness.
Every home should be built on the same foundation with the same contractor going in the same direction!
It’s all about balance, not deprivation.
It is God’s love, not our actions, which causes Him to act graciously toward us.
Joy comes from trust—but despair comes from doubt.
Our ability to engage with biblical discernment in the civic process rests upon our fervent prayers.
Not only did I need to be the smartest person in the room, I also needed to be the funniest.
The measure of a man is shown in his ability to speak with grace, and to be in a place where he can always learn.
Nehemiah began his prayer with a petition that the Lord’s ears would be “attentive” and that His eyes would be “open to hear.”
God’s eyes have no limitations. He sees everything, everywhere, all the time.
God has always spoken to His chosen people through His word and through His prophets.
Jesus did not come to replace the Father; He came to reveal God to us and reconcile us to Him.
Agape is the love our world needs. My friend, that’s the fruit of the Spirit.
We have a Savior who specializes in great things through despised instruments.
It breaks my heart to see our society push to live a self-obsessed, greedy, and uncaring lifestyle.
The root of so many of Satan’s temptations for us is the question of who we are and how God feels about us.
Seeing your children grow up and have families of their own gives you a different perspective on so many things.
It’s not always easy to keep your faith when you are being pushed to breaking point.
Most marriages break apart over an accumulation of little things that are not really important in the long run.
Being careful that when I speak I do so solely with words that edify, encourage, uplift, and comfort.
Beware of getting bored in the service of the Lord.
God has empowered us with grace – a license to live our life for God, righteousness, and holiness.
Our words will have little impact if our lives aren’t backing up our teaching.
Humanity walks around with their nose to the sky, thinking that they know better and can do better than God.
How we traverse relational tension inside the church goes a long way when we seek to influence people outside the church.
For many of us, no other man, no other position, no other title carries the throw weight of the father—even if he wasn’t there for you.
Be assured God’s intent is never to restrain you, He’s protecting you from unwanted hardships.
Learning to control these moments of anger will sweeten our lives in countless ways.
When there is a culture of softness, nations are weakened and can be overcome.
The closest thing we have to paradise today is a Christian home.
His faithfulness is shown when we repent of our sins and return to Him.
This sense of right and wrong, if we open our eyes to it, can be considered a general revelation from God.
Bible teaching on the ways of prayer.
We carry around an ingrained sense of unworthiness, a shame that resulted from the fall.
When our actions line up with what we believe, people notice.
Many times God won’t do the miracle we need until we do our part.
The language is unmistakably clear, you cannot be saved and refuse to give up anything in your life.
Our goal is for your children and our grandchildren to be strong, resilient, self-sufficient, Christian adults.
I began dedicating myself to finding and doing the “God things.”
Prayer starts with worshiping God and seeking His will.
May we shine in the darkness, illuminating the path and giving clear direction on the right way to live through Jesus Christ.
God placed you in families, workplaces, churches, and neighborhoods to be around people who suffer.
Our grandchildren face many confusing and critical cultures that we didn’t encounter when growing up or raising our children.
Many battles between our fleshly nature and the indwelling Holy Spirit await us, refining our faith.
Our victory depends on our disciplined determination to stay the course.
Jesus prayed all night about who to choose as His twelve friends and He made them His family.
You need to do some soul-searching to be sure that you understand.
Peter saw in Noah’s experience a picture of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
I want to hear Him, see Him, feel Him, and know that I am standing in His presence.
No matter how great the storms of life may be, God is still on the throne causing everything to work together for good.
Noah and his family not only learned about the faithfulness of God, but they also saw the sovereignty of God in action.
Anybody who has ever developed godly character has had to fight against peer pressure, and that includes Noah.
The life of faith and obedience has usually been compared to a “walk” because this life begins with one step.
We have seen the power of questions deepen our children’s faith over the years possibly more than anything else.
Routine eating times, fibrous foods, and daily exercise are the diabetic’s best friends.
God knows your need and He knows the path through the situation.
Watching him enjoy my gift to him brought me unspeakable joy and satisfaction.
We are empowered to testify – empowered to witness to the world – and we don’t want to do that in our own strength.
We have to continually be re-filled with God in us, through us, and upon us to touch other people’s lives, and to impact this world.
We can’t get to God any other way without the work of the Holy Spirit – and yet we’re fearful of him.
I’ve always told my children to “learn from the mistakes of others so you don’t have to repeat them yourself.”
Areas where we are prone to fail are where we can expect the devil to exert his greatest effort.
One of the greatest ways to connect to the heart of your spouse is to listen to what they say through their eyes, not yours.
If someone wishes to become healthier, they must desire that more than they want that second piece of pie!
Gentleness is God’s plan for every believer (including men and boys) because gentleness is the very heart of Christ.
We can try to muscle through our limitations in pride, but humility accepts those limitations as good gifts from God.
No matter what life throws at us, there is still hope in faith.
The enemy is closing in on our children’s hearts and lives through their friends, their entertainment, their social media, their worldview, and more.
All the times that I needlessly worried about something beyond my control was just that, needless!
While losing faith in such grave parenting trials seems understandable, we are too often undone by our parenting difficulties.
As a nutritionist, I know how much a gram is, but realistically how many everyday consumers know?
Let’s think of what good things are going our way, and this will build momentum so that we stay on track.
Jesus addressed this “Happiness” question in His Sermon on the Mount.
Paul points to a category of people who have crossed the point of no return.
If you have an opportunity to share the gospel, assume that God has created the opportunity.
I’m sure of one thing; I was standing in that room when a miracle happened.
Some people have no problem believing in many gods or consider themselves to be “spiritual” but rebel against the idea of the exclusivity of Jesus.
Living lives without significant connection to others—is lethal.
When troubles come our way, Satan is quick to whisper in our ear, “God is not a good God.”
If you do not have a Christian heritage, you have the privilege of starting the ripple effect with prayers for your family.
Do you, as a part of the body of Christ, practice what the coach wants you to practice?
I walked away from the hospital that night with the deep realization that, along with this child was born a whole new level of responsibility.
The birth of Jesus Christ speaks of reconciliation, it speaks of God’s love, and it speaks of a hope that bonds us back together in God’s family.