“The Ten Commandments aren’t relevant any longer. We’re under grace, not the Law.” This tragic misunderstanding is prevalent throughout the Church. However, we must understand that the Law has never been replaced. It’s just been fulfilled in Jesus. Jesus said that the Law and Prophets were captured in two commands: Love the Lord with all … Continue reading “68 TRANSGRESSING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
CREATES GENERATIONAL CURSES; OBEYING THEM CREATES ENDLESS BLESSING.”
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69 THE BEST WAY TO TEACH PRAYER IS TO PRAY OVER, OFTEN AND OUT LOUD WITH CHILDREN.
How often do you pray over your children? This question convicts many parents because they rarely or never pray over their children. Or, if they do pray, it’s after the children are in bed and asleep. Worse, they may only pray when the children are in danger or trouble of some sort. Your child needs … Continue reading “69 THE BEST WAY TO TEACH PRAYER IS TO PRAY
OVER, OFTEN AND OUT LOUD WITH CHILDREN.”
65 FORGIVE YOUR CHILD BEFORE HE OR SHE REPENTS.
Proactive forgiveness is … • Deciding that forgiveness is a must, not an option • Announcing to your children that forgiveness will always be real in your relationship. • Also announcing to your children the consequences for their disobedience. • Never cheap grace. • Always ready to reach out. • Never waiting for the child to repent first. • Always ready to … Continue reading “65 FORGIVE YOUR CHILD BEFORE HE OR SHE
REPENTS.”
66 DON’T WASTE YOUR TEARS; SAVE THEM FOR A RIVER OF INTERCESSION AND PRAYER.
“I just don’t know where I went wrong,” the young mother said. “Billy is defiant, and won’t obey me at all.” Weeping bitterly, she sank into the chair and buried her face in her hands. My heart went out to this mother whose heart was so obviously broken. She blamed herself for the things her … Continue reading “66 DON’T WASTE YOUR TEARS; SAVE THEM FOR A
RIVER OF INTERCESSION AND PRAYER.”
67 A NAME OF BLESSING IS SPOKEN DAILY OVER A CHILD;A MISNAMED CHILD LIVES WITH A DAILY CURSE.
What’s in a name? You may be surprised at the answer to this question, because a child’s identity is closely tied to the name you’ve given him. Throughout Scripture, we see the importance of names. In fact, Jesus renamed Simon, and Saul of Tarsus took on another form of his name. Though we think a … Continue reading “67 A NAME OF BLESSING IS SPOKEN DAILY OVER
A CHILD;A MISNAMED CHILD LIVES WITH A DAILY CURSE.”
62 SPEAK TO A CHILD’S HEART NOT ONLY ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR. KNOW YOUR CHILD’S LOVE LANGUAGES.
Gary Chapman wrote a wonderful book on our five love languages. Learn your child’s expressive and receptive love languages. Our expressive love language is the one with which we prefer to show love to other. Our receptive love language is the one from which we like to receive love from others. Here are the five … Continue reading “62 SPEAK TO A CHILD’S HEART NOT ONLY ABOUT
THEIR BEHAVIOR. KNOW YOUR CHILD’S LOVE LANGUAGES.”
63 PARENTING FOR LIFE IS A GIVEN; BECOMING FRIENDS FOR LIFE IS HARD WORK.
We’re always parents. But becoming our children’s friends takes hard work. Our adult children and their spouses are among our best friends. We cherish our time with them. But it takes hard work, lots of time and talking, and continual forgiveness and understanding. Working on friendship can include these: • Talking daily on the phone • Praying … Continue reading “63 PARENTING FOR LIFE IS A GIVEN; BECOMING
FRIENDS FOR LIFE IS HARD WORK.”
64 THE DOOR OF TOUGH LOVE MUST OPEN BOTH WAYS.
My teenage daughter and I had a long talk. She had been in a state of increasing rebellion for over two years. Now she was sneaking out in the middle of the night to be with her friends. Our relationship was strained to the maximum. So, we went on a long walk to have a … Continue reading “64 THE DOOR OF TOUGH LOVE MUST OPEN BOTH
WAYS.”
60 MANIPULATING A CHILD CREATES A DISTRUSTING, CONTROLLING ADULT.
Manipulation seeks to get a child to do what’s best for us instead of what’s best for them. Manipulation uses bribes, false promises, lies, and deceit to get our way. We manipulate children, fearing that if they make decisions on their own, they will make wrong decisions. But there are times when a child will … Continue reading “60 MANIPULATING A CHILD CREATES A
DISTRUSTING, CONTROLLING ADULT.”
61 FORGIVENESS HEALS A CHILD’S HURTS.
“If you do that, I don’t think I will ever be able to forgive you,” threatened the parent. Forgiveness is never an option; it’s a must. Jesus commands us to forgive. If we don’t forgive, our Father in heaven will not forgive us (Matt. 6). Forgiveness brings healing a restoration into a child’s life. At … Continue reading “61 FORGIVENESS HEALS A CHILD’S HURTS.”