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#76: Meeting Emotional Needs In Marriage ( Part 11)
10 Emotional Needs in Marriage 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,…
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#36: WORDS (Part 10)
AFFIRMING THEIR LOOKSAffirming our children’s physical appearance from birth helps them to stop comparing themselves unfavourably with others, particularly during their teenage years. In affirming their looks, we are helping them to distinguish between what they can change and what they cannot. So we might well encourage children to wash their hair, or provide a…
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#28: WORDS (Part 2)
WORDS OF AFFECTION1. Expressing Our LoveThe three words “I love you” have great power. Parents need to speak frequently of their love from the earliest months of their children’s lives all the way through the teenage years. The words “I love you” might be part of the bedtime ritual when they are younger, or the…
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#27: WORDS (Part 1)
As parents we can say things to our children that will affect how they think about themselves for the rest of their lives. Our words also have the power to crush. The way we talk to our children can become a habit – for good or bad. We can easily become fixated on our children’s…
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#55: Honoring Your Spouse’s Strengths
Let marriage be held in honor. (Hebrews 13:4)Over the years we need to learn to appreciate our spouse’s character qualities – those strengths within them that bless us and others. For e.g. their supportiveness and loyalty to us, their convicting diligence about getting their tasks completed, their discernment and insight, truthfulness and hospitality. Those are…
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#25: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 7)
Owner or Ambassador?Let’s take a look at the third area of distinguishing between the two styles. 3. SUCCESS: what you define success to be.OWNER: These parents tend to be working toward a specific catalog of indicators in the lives of their children that would tell them that they have been successful parents. Things like academic…
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#24: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 6)
Owner or Ambassador?We will look at the second area of distinguishing between the two styles. 2. WORK: what you define as the work you have been called to do.OWNER: Owner parents think their job is to turn their children into something. They have a vision of what they want their children to be, and they…
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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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#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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