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#23: Lost in the Middle of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 5)
Owner or Ambassador?We will look at the first area of distinguishing between the two styles. 1. IDENTITY: where do you look to find your sense of who you are.OWNER: Owner parents tend to look to get their identity, meaning, purpose, and inner sense of well-being from their children. Their children tend to be saddled with…
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#22: Lost in the Middle of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 4)
Ownership or Ambassadorial? I think for most of us ownership parenting and ambassadorial parenting represent a daily battle that is fought on the turf of our hearts. We are constantly torn between what we want and what God wants. Sometimes we just want our children to behave so our lives could be easier, while at…
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#21: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Story (Part 3)
Owner or Ambassador? This week we ponder on the Ambassador style. The word that the Bible uses for this intermediary position is Ambassador. It really is the perfect word for what God has called parents to be and to do. The only thing an ambassador does, if he’s interested in keeping his job, is to…
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#20: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Story (Part 2)
Owner or Ambassador?Ownership parenting is not overtly selfish, abusive, or destructive; it involves a subtle spirit in thinking and motivation that puts us on a trajectory that leads our parenting far away from God’s design. This shift is subtle because it takes place in little, mundane moments of family life – moments that seem so…
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#19: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Story (Part 1)
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him. (Psalms 127:3) In the coming some weeks we will be having a series of devotions on Parenting, on the above topic. Intro: The big picture starts with knowing who you are as a parent. I don’t mean your name, address, etc. I mean…
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#51: Protection From Drifting Apart
Guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:14)Couples sometimes drift apart after several years of marriage. We like to suggest a few ways couples can preserve the gift of love God has given them. First, we encourage couples to verbalize – to let…
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#50: Peace In Spite Of Differences
Be at peace among yourselves. (1 Thessalonians 5:13)Peace in the relational sense is the inner tranquility that springs forth from a common source. Differences between us and others tend to produce anxiety and not peace, but great differences tend to produce considerable anxiety. Most of us tend to be threatened by differences between us and…
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#49: Kind, Good-Natured, Caring
Be completely humble and gentle. (Ephesians 4:2) Gentleness in marriage means treating my spouse according to his/her worth as declared by our Savior. It means talking in a way that is free from rudeness or abruptness. Gentleness means being considerate of my spouse’s feelings and preferences. It means being free from roughness or harshness. It…
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#48: Liberty From Fear And Obligation
Live as free men… live as servants of God. (1Peter 2:16)Giving freedom in marriage means I allow my spouse to be different from me, to be unique. Freedom means not dwelling on past hurts. It means not being fearful about the future, but being committed to living in the present. Freedom means learning to relax…
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#47: Favor Freely Bestowed On A Valued Person
This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:17) In order to define what kind of environment the Lord wants for our marriages, we need to look at the environment the heavenly Father created for His Son. We read in Scriptures that as Christ came up out of the baptismal waters,…
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