S-6-#9 Going Deep

What did Jesus set a parent “Free” from? Acting out in our sin nature is like wearing handcuffs with your maladaptive behaviors, habits and attitudes all over it. Only Jesus has the key to unlock it's hold on you to empower a parent from the inside out. 

S-6-#8 Joy In Pain

For the child of God, “Pain is inevitable, misery is optional.”  The Bible tells us God is trustworthy and is faithful to his own so, “Why is it so hard to trust a perfect God who promises our problems and painful circumstances are opportunities for joy?? Learn how God's ways are "higher" than ours and so is his power!

S-6-#7 Delightful Dependence

The best decision we parents can make is to learn to depend on God for all that we are as parents. We fail when we fulfill parenthood in our own strength.  “the battle belongs to the Lord.” There is strength in weakness, because God shows up in the lives of the humble. 

We are guaranteed problems in this life. The Bible calls them "trials and tribulations." Situations that are out of our control, we often try everything “we know” for immediate gratification however delayed gratification is what God requires of us. Learn why!!! . 

S-6-#5 Agony of Anguish

Parenting can be physically, mentally, emotionally and relationally, draining. You may have been feeling this way for a very long time. Like any other painful feeling seeking immediate relief becomes an all consuming desire. Looking to idols that replace God to relieve our pain like addictions, obsessive compulsive behaviors will lead to destruction. Only God can heal you from the inside out and make you the parent he created you to be.

Stress can magnify behaviors and attitudes the appall us. We may want to blame our loved ones for the parent we’ve become but, know this: nothing will come out of us that hasn’t already been brewing for years. Truth is we’ve been parenting in our “sin" nature while neglecting our “spiritual” needs. 

Trying to measure up to the expectations of the ‘perfect loving’ parent can create internal conflicts because we “know” we have fallen short of our own expectation to be that nurturing, loving parent our children can honor and respect. It all begins with change from the inside out! Learn how those inner conflicts can lead to healing from within.

Are you overwhelmed and disillusioned with your role as a parent? Are you disappointed with the man or woman you’ve become? Unless we take a clear look at how our sin nature can wreak havoc on our role as parents, we will have difficulty experiencing the joys of parenting.

S-6-#1: Introduction: God Is Good

Trying to parent in our own strength will ultimately lead to destruction. I know. I've experienced it!! I believe the missing piece to our strength, wisdom and endurance as parents is that we have neglected a relationship with God and traded it for people, places and things. It's time to get connected. 

Can you trust your thoughts? Some thoughts are trustworthy and many of us don’t trust our thoughts enough that's creating a problem for codependency on the other hand. There are many thoughts that we should challenge rather than trust. Find out today. What is the difference?