BONUS: How to Discern His Truth
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 21 October 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God” (Philippians 1:9–11)
Biblical discernment is understanding something through the power of the Holy Spirit. It means being able to see what is good vs. evil, false teaching vs. truth, wise vs. unwise. Being discerning does not mean being judgemental, though it is easy to fall into that. Being discerning means being able to distinguish the voice and will of God from the noise of the world.
It is so easy to accept what we see on social media, the news, or the internet as truth. But so often, it is far from the truth. Even our favorite Christian writers, podcasters, or pastors could share false teachings. Our kids are growing up in a world that is completely different from the world we grew up in. The access to information alone is overwhelming, which is why we need to be praying that our kids know how to discern God’s truth in the world around them.
Our kids will face peer pressure to do things that they know aren’t right, they will be taught to follow their emotions and desires over the Lord, and they will be told that there are ways that are better than God’s. The ability to recognize those things as harmful and untrue is a gift that we all desire for our kids.
For our kids to truly live in God’s will, they need to have a discerning spirit, so let’s pray for their ability to discern truth this week.
Father God, I pray that ____________ will learn to test what they read, hear, and see with scripture. Help them to seek your truth above all else. I pray that your word will guide their paths. May they base their life on your truth instead of the lies of the enemy and of this world. Will you daily renew their minds and make their hearts wholeheartedly devoted to you?
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | So Ella, my oldest child is turning 18. |
| 0:19.2 | Is this even real? |
| 0:20.3 | She's turning 18 this week. I literally can't |
| 0:23.3 | believe it. It's gone so fast. And I'm good, guys. I'm sure I'll cry at some point, but I just love |
| 0:29.5 | who she is. I love, love, love who she is. And one of the things that she is, I love the week |
| 0:35.5 | seven is how to discern his truth because Ella is so |
| 0:39.6 | discerning. That is one of her gifts I think she got from the Lord. And she's been like that so she |
| 0:44.0 | was little. Like she's quick to discern people. And she's even told me some people in my life, |
| 0:49.1 | she's like, keep her eye on that one. I'm like, Ella. And then I want to tell you about this girl, Audrey, |
| 0:56.2 | in my group. But yeah, I just, I think this discerning part is a big piece of how do we know God |
| 1:03.0 | better because this is biblical discernment. This isn't like, hey, you know, I think they're cute |
| 1:09.2 | or not cute. I think that dress is great. That dress isn't |
| 1:11.8 | great. This is more like, is this wise? Is this actual truth from God's word? Like, is this false |
| 1:17.6 | teaching? Like, that kind of stuff gets, as the stakes gets higher, we want that in the lives of our |
| 1:23.1 | kids so that they just become second nature. Because Holy Spirit is in them when they accept Jesus, that that becomes like he's helping them discern. |
| 1:30.3 | We always say it's a gut feeling, but when Holy Spirit is in your heart, he will nudge you towards the things that he loves, the things that he thinks is wise. |
| 1:38.8 | And it's an interesting process to watch for our kids as they grow in their faith. |
| 1:43.3 | So let me talk about Audrey. So she is a girl in my small group that I just love. And I'm with her every Wednesday. |
| 1:50.2 | And she's one of the wisest kids I've been around in a long time. And I was sitting with her the other |
| 1:54.8 | day and she was sharing some thoughts with another kid. And it, I mean, she has been in some |
| 2:00.3 | counseling. So you're like, this is like next |
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