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.
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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.
Moms in the Bible–Hagar, part 2
Have you ever felt that way? Hearing the voice of your child and seeing their anguish, yet feeling so completely unable to help?
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.
Learning the Framework, part 4
In this area, the goal is to grow their wisdom with the consequences we give. We want to give consequences that are restorative (of both the situation and of the child) as opposed to punitive (simply meant to punish).
Learning the Framework, part 2
Christian parents want their children to grow up in the assurance that they are loved, by us and by God.
Learning The Framework, part 1
As Connected Families puts it, “if I want my discipline to connect, I have business to take care of before I engage.” So, let’s look at the foundational message of, “Child, you are safe with me.”
Serving Those Around Us
God’s Big Story said, “We worship God with our actions.” That’s exactly it! God is worshiped by our love for other people. Other people are blessed when we serve them. And as we serve, we get to partner with God in the work he is doing in both their lives and ours.
Seeing God Around Us
As we prioritize teaching our kids about the Lord, we want them to see that he is for them now. This means that we help grow their awareness of him. We want them to start to look for him!
Lyssa Stoyko 