Imagine a roof with a rotten support beam. Now you have two choices:<\/p>\n
1. Tear out the beam to replace it and risk having the roof fall in on you.<\/p>\n
2. Or, put in a new beam and then tear out the old.<\/p>\n
Continuing attacking a child\u2019s weaknesses risks destroying the child. Building on a child\u2019s strengths will \u2026<\/p>\n
\u2022 Help a child overcome weakness.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Affirm and encourage a child.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Build trust between you and the child.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Teach a child lasting truths.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Communicate your love and care.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Construct character in your child.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lead to long-term growth and maturity.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Strengthen your relationship with your child.<\/p>\n
Think of it another way. If you always tell a child what not to do, they will never learn what to do. Focusing on what\u2019s wrong doesn\u2019t teach what\u2019s right.<\/p>\n
Jesus reminds us that we can empty a house of demons, but if it remains empty, only more demons will come back to fill it. We can empty a child of weakness, but if no strength has been built, the weaknesses will only return.<\/p>\n
Building on strength is edification. Find ways to edify your child today!<\/p>\n
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another <\/i>(Rom. 14:19).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imagine a roof with a rotten support beam. Now you have two choices: 1. Tear out the beam to replace it and risk having the roof fall in on you. 2. Or, put in a new beam and then tear out the old. Continuing attacking a child\u2019s weaknesses risks destroying the child. Building on a child\u2019s strengths … Continue reading “57 BUILDING ON A CHILD\u2019S STRENGTHS HELPS
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