How do you come to an agreement with others? Are your agreements binding? As parents, how do you negotiate and agree on how you will punish your children’s bad behavior? Do you also show grace and forgiveness to them? Do you include God in your decisions? Agreeing and disagreeing is different for each of us.Continue reading “Discipline In Love”
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Passivity Not Allowed
How do you approach disciplining your child? Do you ensure they understand there are consequences to disobedience? Are you consistent in your correction of them? Does your disciplining of them deter them from repeated disobedience? Are you setting them up for failure? Disciplining children is difficult. We love our children. We don’t want to hurtContinue reading “Passivity Not Allowed”
Reconciled with God
How much do you think about who will go to heaven? Do you think of heaven as something you must earn? Do you think that if you disobey one command from God that you will be disinherited? Are you continually battling to obey and beating yourself up when you don’t? Many Christians think about heavenContinue reading “Reconciled with God”
God Given Authority
Do you sometimes wish that you were in charge? Would you like to make the decisions for a particular situation? Have you been the decisionmaker and wish you were not? Are you aware that you have been given authority? Have you accepted the authority given to you? It seems we all have our opinions ofContinue reading “God Given Authority”
Humble and Exalted
Do you take pride in your accomplishments? Is pride something you struggle with? Do you struggle with anxiety? Is worry a constant companion? Do you muddle through each day? Are you observant? Do you notice what is happening around you? Do you see the big picture? Pride can trip us up quickly. We can becomeContinue reading “Humble and Exalted”
Love Deeply
What does it mean to you to have a change of heart? How does that change take place? Do you believe it to be your own work, one that you discipline yourself to complete? Have you been able to purify your heart? What is you are going about in the wrong way? We often hearContinue reading “Love Deeply”
Forgiveness and Grace
Is there someone you, other than yourself, who you give credit to for your success? Were your parents instrumental setting you up for success? Was there a mentor who was especially valuable to you? Is there someone who you continue to lean on for support or advice? Parents and mentors can play crucial roles inContinue reading “Forgiveness and Grace”
Molded By God
Children can be molded by their environment, teaching, and discipline. If we teach them good life skills at a young age, we set them up for success later in life. Yet, if they turn away from the good life skills they were taught, calamity can befall them. They are much more open to learn whenContinue reading “Molded By God”
Focus On Above
Is your mind set on a specific goal? Or does your mind jump from one thing to another? Is there an overarching focus that guides you each day? Or do you allow each day to dictate how you approach life? Is your focus on what is above? Or are you focused on what is below?Continue reading “Focus On Above”
Bit and Bridle
Do you sometimes need a little extra guidance? Have there been times when you need to be jerked back into line? Have you ever needed to have someone discipline you for getting out of line? Are there times you still need to be turned away from doing harm to yourself or others? Our tempers canContinue reading “Bit and Bridle”
Marty Pressey 