BONUS: Marked by Faith
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” —Isaiah 41:10 ESV
God is not surprised when we are fearful. In fact, the Bible is packed full of Scripture reminding us that we don’t need to fear anything because God’s love and protection are perfect.
When we choose to follow God, it’s not signing up for the easy road. We will face challenging times over and over again, and the choice will be ours: Are we going to choose faith in God or surrender to fear in the face of uncertainty?
Let’s help our kids pick faith over fear remembering these things:
- We’re instructed to take our worries to God in prayer (1 Peter 5:7).
- We have assurance that he hears us when we pray (Psalm 34:17).
- God promises he will love and protect us no matter what we face (Deuteronomy 31:6).
In John 16:33, Jesus very plainly offers that in this world there will be trouble. But, in Christ, we need not fear, for he has overcome the world. In other words: let’s remind our kids to be courageous, knowing that no matter what they face, Jesus has already beaten it!
God’s word speaks: Joshua 1:9; Psalm 34:4; 2 Timothy 1:7; Psalm 27:1
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I’m praying for: _____
Lord, remind us that you are the author and creator over all things. You control the rising of the sun, the orbiting of the galaxies, and each and every star in the sky is placed there by you. Teach [name] to trust you in the difficulties each day. Replace fear with faith, knowing you have power over all things.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.0 | My friends, is Courtney Defeo here, and it's a Monday. |
| 0:18.0 | Well, it might be a different day when you're listening, but on Mondays, on part of the mess, |
| 0:22.4 | we just simply pray together for our kids. And I'm thankful for this accountability because |
| 0:27.4 | I can be honest. I haven't prayed consistently for my kids. And so I'm in this with you. |
| 0:32.6 | And this week's topic is marked by faith. It's a part of the series that we're doing, |
| 0:37.2 | marked by prayer. And that is a journal the series that we're doing, marked by prayer, |
| 0:38.6 | and that is a journal that you can get over at Christian parenting. And I believe, yes, |
| 0:43.2 | the website is marked by prayer.org. So it's not too late to get that, but you don't have to. |
| 0:48.0 | We can just, you can just click on here and listen to an episode on Mondays whenever you want |
| 0:52.4 | to pray together. And then I do interviews on Thursdays |
| 0:54.9 | with different people around the topic of faith and parenting. So today is marked by faith. |
| 1:00.0 | That's the ballgame, right? Folks, we're like if our kids are marked by anything, |
| 1:03.8 | we want them to be marked by faith. P.S. I'm sick. I have a cold. So if I sound extra raspy |
| 1:09.9 | today, that's the reason. So why do we want |
| 1:13.6 | our kids marked by faith? Well, there's so many reasons. I know for me, at times, I was focusing |
| 1:18.8 | on that because I wanted them to truly behave just right and make me look like a good parent. |
| 1:23.3 | And that's not a good motive. And we can get caught up in that. And so be sure we check our |
| 1:27.4 | motives on why |
| 1:28.2 | do we want faith to be a part of their lives? And so let's talk about that. All right, well, first, |
| 1:34.4 | eternal life, obviously. And John 647, it says the one who believes has eternal life. And I don't |
| 1:40.2 | want you to get all panicky. If you don't feel like your kids at that point, God has them. He will move their hearts towards him. But that's kind of the ballgame. |
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