PRAY fervently and continually. That’s it. We tend to examine/evaluate our parenting in terms of success and failure. A much better scale is obedience/disobedience. Raising our kids is a stewardship and the goal is to be found trustworthy. 1 Cor. 4:1-5 So have as your Parent Focus: Be the best I can be in living…
(adapted from a talk given at Mom2Mom Jan. 2016) [Bio: Lauris was raised the son of a bivocational pastor/school teacher in small towns of KS, #4 of 6 children. Rhonda was raised the youngest of 3 in San Diego, CA. After military service and a graduate degree in mathematics, Lauris moved to San Diego to…
BLUF: (bottom line up front – synopsis) Six Principles to Apply by Wisdom The scriptures teach us the path that as we follow it leads to abundant life! Ps. 32:8; 16:11; John 10:10 Biblical relationships are counter-cultural; we must live differently than most. Rom. 12:2; Jas. 4:4; 2 Cor. 6:17; Prov. 16:25 (the way that…
Prov. 3:6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. “…and He will make your paths straight.” I’ve always wondered what this meant. Recently I recognized that pride is my bent, the direction of…
1. Come with humility – if we had true humility, that would be motivation enough to pray. Humility is recognizing who God is and who you are in relationship to Him. Who is God? Acts 17:24-25 “The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does…
It’s always good to praise the Lord, but it is particularly critical for me to do when I don’t feel like it. It helps me get my focus off of myself and/or the circumstances and back on Jesus and the fact that He is faithful and mighty to save. To willfully praise Him at such…