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Scriptures

Proverbs 18:21

Proverbs 6:16-19

Titus 3:10-11

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Our children are involved every day in activities that can affect them for the long term. We can choose to worry about them, try to control it all ourselves or trust the God who made them and loves them more than we can possibly imagine. If you can learn to trust in God's timing for your children, you will trade your worry for the pleasure of a closer walk with Christ and be witness to the sovereignty of God in the lives of your children.

Our children are involved every day in activities that can affect them for the long term.  We can choose to worry about them, try to control it al ourselves or trust the God who made them and loves them more than we can possibly imagine.  If you can learn to trust in God’s timing for your children, you will trade your worry for the pleasure of a closer walk with Christ and be witness to the sovereignty of God in the lives of your children.

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Scriptures

Psalm 20:7

Proverbs 3:5-6

Jeremiah 32:17

Psalm 27:8

Psalm 27:13-14 

Podcasts and Posts from The Busy Mom

When Pressure Mounts – post – In the end, we have two choices to make as we navigate the uncertain waters of this world: we can trust Him or we can trust ourselves. If we trust Him, the Bible says our trust is well-placed.

Courageous Mothering: Encouragement for the Weary Mom – podcast – There are so many things pulling at mothers in this generation—the tug-of-war over our hearts is intentional. Fear, distractions, worry. Satan’s goal is to distract moms from what really matters—the bringing up of our children. While the world will tell you to mother your kids from your own strength—God has another way! He wants to replace your weakness with His strength in a beautiful exchange. Your job has never been more important than it is right now.

A Spiritual Battle – podcast – The Bible says we do not struggle against flesh and blood, we are engaged in a spiritual battle. There really is wickedness in this world, so we need to be looking at the world with spiritual eyes. We cannot fight this spiritual battle using a carnal weapons like manipulation or unkind words. We need to be using the weapons of prayer and application of the Word of God. Those are the weapons we use to engage in spiritual warfare! We read in Ephesians 6 that we are to put on the belt of truth and buckle it around our waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and fit our feet with the gospel of peace. God is telling us over and over again that the battle we fight is a spiritual battle.

A Powerful Partnership – post – God gives children to us as “arrows” in the hands of a warrior.  That makes you a warrior, busy mom!  And you’re not just a run-of-the-mill warrior, either—you are an archer.  You’re in the arrow-launching business!

Resources

Spiritual Protection for Your Children by Neil T Anderson – How do parents help their children find their own spiritual freedom, allowing them to grow in independence and strength in Christ? Pete and Sue Vander Hook, a typical Christian pastor and his family, learned the hard way how the enemy can infiltrate a seemingly secure Christian home and wreak havoc on a family. It details their dramatic journey and shows how parents can provide a protective covering for their home. Neil Anderson then provides follow-up steps on how to take authority of your home and se...

God’s Word warns us against false teachers. If there was ever a time to be on the lookout for them, … Continue reading The Truth About False Teachers →

God’s Word warns us against false teachers. If there was ever a time to be on the lookout for them, the time is now. We are living in a generation of biblically illiterate, immature Christians—people who, while they claim the name of Jesus, and who want His mercy, forgiveness and salvation, do not wish to carry His cross.

False teachers promise peace when God says there will be judgment—and teachers who suggest otherwise are wolves in sheep’s clothing. False teachers tell you that you can live in sin and that God will not punish you. These are all false teachings.

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about the obvious wickedness in the culture (such as the occult in schools) and the not-so-obvious ones—like the false teachers who are cropping up on social media like I have never seen before.

Scriptures

Isaiah 49:1

Isaiah 49:5

Jeremiah 23:1-4

Proverbs 6:16-19

Jeremiah 23:16-20

 

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I’ve written a companion blog post about this issue, because it’s so important I don’t want anyone to miss it.

Learning to Discern Counterfeit Christianity – The only way to succeed in this life at the end of the day is to walk humbly with God and ask Him for truth and wisdom. You are a redeemed child of God and can discern counterfeit Christianity when you see it. Dig in and ask God for wisdom!

The season of child rearing brings joy and happiness, but it brings angst and uncertainty as well, because our culture is embracing and applauding many behaviors that we know are contrary to God's best for us. There is a well of wisdom available to us as we walk this road. Are you asking God for it?

The season of child rearing brings joy and happiness, but it brings angst and uncertainty as well, because our culture is embracing and applauding many behaviors that we know are contrary to God’s best for us. There is a well of wisdom available to us as we walk this road. Are you asking God for it?

Scriptures

Luke 6:40

Proverbs 4:6-7

James 1:5

Matthew 5:13-16

2 Timothy 1:7

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The Lie of Gender “Neutrality” and Why I’m Telling My Children the Truth About Their DNA – I have come to the place as a mother and grandmother where I feel it is imperative to urge parents to stop lying to their children in the name of “tolerance.” We are doing far more harm than good. I’m going to tell my children the truth. If they are born girls, that’s what they are. I want them to celebrate the DNA they were born with.

Will You Be The Mom Who Refuses to be Sidelined? – Your children don’t need the government or the school system to teach them about the big things in life, they need their parents. Moms, you are stronger than they say you are. You are more capable and more invested. You’re your children’s mother, and kids today need their mothers to be all-in.

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We live in a culture of anger. In real life, in politics and especially on social media, it seems everyone wants to be angry about something. Yet there are many things we ought to be angry about: abortion, for one! In this two part series, we're talking about what anger is acceptable to the Lord and what to do with it.

Scriptures

1 Peter 5:8

Ephesians 6

2 Corinthians 3:11-12

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Praying God’s Word by Beth Moore –

Beth Moore’s #1 best-selling book (more than one million copies in print) is available in paperback for the first time!

Praying God’s Word is the perennial favorite Scripture-prayer resource designed to help us decisively overcome specific strongholds: pride, idolatry, addiction, loss, depression, unbelief, temptation, and more.

No matter how overwhelmed or out of control a person may feel today, Beth boldly reminds us that nothing is bigger or more powerful than the Lord. With this landmark book we learn to wield the sword of the Spirit, praying God’s Word to break free from anything that has a hold on us until the joy and authority of Christ rules in our lives.

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We live in a culture of anger. In real life, in politics and especially on social media, it seems everyone wants to be angry about something. Yet there are many things we ought to be angry about: abortion, for one! In this two part series, we're talking about what anger is acceptable to the Lord and what to do with it.