BONUS: Marked by Humility
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” —Philippians 2:3–4
We’re raising kids in a culture that basks in recognition and praise, making it difficult to strike the balance of teaching our kids to be confident in their God-given identity while also exuding a humble spirit. Humility is not ignoring their giftings, but it’s teaching them to be willing to use them in a way that draws attention to the Giver of the gift rather than the gift itself. Humility is also not a call to raise silent or passive kids. Rather, it’s teaching them a quiet and meek spirit before God.
Jesus is the perfect model of humility. He came to earth in the form of a baby and lived a blameless life so he could die on the cross and give us new life. He more than deserved recognition and acknowledgment for his heavenly status, yet he chose to demonstrate humility because of his commitment to the Father’s will and the larger gospel story. He was righteously indignant when necessary but gentle and loving in leading his flock.
We’re praying this week for our kids to humbly serve others, admitting their mistakes, and recognizing that all praise and glory belongs to the Lord as the giver of all good gifts (James 1:17). Let’s also ask the Lord to guide them in being passionate and outspoken when appropriate, but also disciplined enough to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger (James 1:19).
Lord, you’re the perfect model of living humbly while making a kingdom impact on those around you. Give [name] a spirit of humility and the desire to bring you glory, even when it comes with no acknowledgment. Help them to honor others above themselves and to live in your confidence so they don’t need praise or acceptance from others.
God’s word speaks: Ephesians 4:2; Romans 12:16; James 4:10; Colossians 3:12
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:15.7 | Hey, friends. I'm going to be a little bit down today. Is that all right? Can I just come to y'all with just a heavy heart? |
| 0:24.8 | I feel like there's just been tough stuff in my life this week and, you know, nothing to report about, but just that's life. |
| 0:32.3 | And then I feel like friends all around me are dealing with some really hard stuff and sometimes it can all pile up and |
| 0:38.4 | you just want to hide under the covers and I had one of those weeks. But humility, week 35, y'all, |
| 0:45.6 | this one is so important to me. I cannot find, I think I've told you all, when Ron and I were |
| 0:50.9 | dedicating Ella as a baby, it was called the baby dedication at Buckhead Church, |
| 0:55.5 | we wrote down five values that I literally can't find the paper and remember. |
| 1:00.4 | I know that humility was on there. |
| 1:02.0 | I know that generosity was on their integrity. |
| 1:04.6 | I think we put encouragement, which is I tell people all the time, write down your values, |
| 1:10.6 | and I should have memorized them. |
| 1:12.0 | But we know in our family that humility is something we really, really work towards. |
| 1:17.0 | And it's a struggle sometimes for many, many reasons. |
| 1:20.8 | So I don't know where your kids fall on this scale. |
| 1:23.0 | I think at the end of one scale, there's arrogance and ego. |
| 1:26.7 | Like there's so much confidence. You're like, |
| 1:28.5 | oh, my word. My kid is like, thinks he is the most amazing thing ever, or my daughter. |
| 1:34.2 | And then the other side is like humility to a really extreme level, like almost self-deprecation. |
| 1:40.6 | Like, I'm a loser. Everyone's better than me. And like anything, I think we've got to |
| 1:44.7 | find that balance somewhere in the middle to go, like, what is a healthy amount of humility? |
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