471: Spirit-Filled Parenting Starts with Us

Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

Karen Stubbs

Christianity, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Kids & Family, Christian Parent, Religion & Spirituality, Faith, Motherhood

4.9 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

From disappointment in marriage to disrespectful teens, today’s episode tackles some hard moments moms are facing. Karen answers questions about how to parent through anger, restore broken relationships, and course-correct when obedience and respect have gone off track. With stories from her own life and wisdom rooted in Scripture, Karen reminds us thar God is in the business of redemption—and it’s never too late!

Episode Recap:

4:36 - My life is not at all going as I had planned - is there a Bible Study for that?

10:44 - We missed the boat on disciplining our boys well in their younger years, how do we course correct now? Is it too late?

15:45 - You answer to the Lord and you don’t need to apologize to anyone.

16:46 - My husband is an extremely permissive parent - what can I do?

19:40 - My 14 year old son hates me (I think in many ways, it’s deserved) what can I do?

Scripture for Reflection: Galatians 5:22-33 (NIV)
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."

Questions for Discussion:

What area of your life or parenting feels like it's “not going as planned” right now?
Have you been tempted to sit in self-pity or blame? What truth do you need to remind yourself of today?
Is there a place in your parenting where you need to course-correct—like obedience, respect, or consistency?
How can you invite God into the process of healing a relationship that feels broken or strained?

Resources:

Six Truths of Motherhood study guide: https://store.birdsonawiremoms.com/collections/mom-studies/products/six-truths-study-guide
Look for BOAW Moms studies for FREE in the BOAW Moms app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birds-on-a-wire-moms/id1419899927
Register for Soar at Sea today: https://www.soaratsea.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's not gentle parenting. It's spirit-filled parenting. That's where we need to land.
0:04.9	Oh, I love that, mom. Yes. Because gentle parenting is the new thing on, oh, let them make their own
0:10.8	decisions and don't ever tell them no and let them hear their voice and all that. And it's great
0:15.7	kids for you to hear their voice and it's great for them to feel loved and all the time. But God does
0:20.3	tell us that we
0:21.8	are to train up our children in the way they should go. And God does tell us multiple times that
0:27.9	children should obey the parents. So we get our instructions from God, not the world. So we're not
0:35.4	talking about dictatorship parenting or authoritative.
0:38.1	We're not talking about letting them do whatever.
0:40.5	We're talking about the middle ground here.
0:42.4	We've lost sight of the middle ground.
0:44.7	Okay?
0:45.6	So we want spirit-filled parenting with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, self-control.
0:53.2	But part of that self-control is teaching your child to obey you as the parent.
0:58.4	Welcome to Wire Talk, where we encourage and equip moms by answering practical questions about motherhood.
1:04.0	We want to help instill God's truth in your heart so you can experience more joy and peace on your journey of motherhood.
1:10.5	Are you ready for some truth?
1:11.9	Let's dive in.
1:14.8	Welcome back to Wire Talk.
1:16.3	Hello, everyone.
1:17.3	I'm so excited you're here today.
1:18.9	We've got some hard questions that mom is going to answer with a lot of grace and encouragement,
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