This post is from Moms Take Ten episode 121, “Parenting in Scripture–Straight Paths”, which you can listen to wherever you listen to podcasts or at https://sites.libsyn.com/403493/parenting-in-scripture-straight-paths My heart has been heavy the past few weeks over the struggles of parenting. Friends are wrestling through difficult questions like “how do I support my child with ADHD?”Continue reading “Parenting in Scripture–Straight Paths”
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Parenting in Scripture–The Glory In Us
This post is from Moms Take Ten episode 117, “Parenting in Scripture–The Glory In Us”, which you can listen to wherever you listen to podcasts or at https://sites.libsyn.com/403493/parenting-in-scripture-the-glory-in-us Have you ever had the thought, “If only they knew what I was really like?” or “If only they knew how I really thought?” Sometimes we areContinue reading “Parenting in Scripture–The Glory In Us”
Parenting in Scripture–Do Not Withhold Good
This post is from Moms Take Ten episode 107, Parenting in Scripture–Do Not Withhold Good, which you can listen to wherever you listen to podcasts or at https://sites.libsyn.com/403493/parenting-in-scripture-do-not-withhold-good I have been struggling in my parenting lately. I have felt more negative, less fun, more tired. Some of the Connected Families coaches are reading through theContinue reading “Parenting in Scripture–Do Not Withhold Good”
Kindness Takes Patience
The phrase “kindness leads to repentance” can almost become formulaic. If I am kind, then my child will repent. If I am kind, then my child will stop misbehaving….Romans 2:4 highlights the power of kindness in bringing people to repentance, while also recognizing that it takes time.
The Opposite of Anxiety
The Lord has been teaching us this for hundreds and hundreds of years with one caveat, our trust should ultimately be in him.
Taste and See
Our thoughts can run away with us and we can fear what is happening or what is to come. We forget to turn to the Lord or we doubt his goodness and sovereignty and we too act irrationally, or feel as though we have gone crazy.
Rejoicing in Repetition
He recognized the benefit of repetition, so he gave himself gladly to it. His reasoning was that it was a safeguard for the church in Philippi.
Spiritual Blessings and God’s Power
Resurrection power. Life giving power. Life transforming power. That is one of the spiritual blessings that he gives to those who believe.
Lyssa Stoyko 