BONUS: Marked by Light
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” —John 1:5
A quick glance at the news confirms that our culture’s moral code is growing further away from the truths of Scripture. With the widening of this gap, our kids will likely face more scrutiny and persecution for living biblically than many of the generations before them.
Even so, we have the message of truth and are called to share it. In the middle of a world of darkness and uncertainty, our culture desperately needs to hear the gospel message that Jesus loved us to the point of death so that we might live forever (John 3:16).
Each new day presents opportunities for our children to shine God’s light in the darkness around them. It’s accomplished by refusing to conform to the world. Instead, pray that your children live set apart in how they talk, what they prioritize, and how they do life. Living counterculturally provides the opportunity to point others to the true source of our light: Jesus.
Ask the Lord to ground our kids in the confidence and determination necessary to stand firm in a culture that rejects absolute truth. Pray that they won’t pass up a single chance to shine the light of Jesus in a dark world.
Jesus, you alone change lives. Help [name] to be brave enough to live set apart for you. As our culture grows further away from the truths of the gospel, give us more opportunities to share our faith in you with love and conviction.
God’s word speaks: Matthew 5:16; John 8:12; 1 John 1:5; 1 Peter 2:9
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| 1:04.1 | Christian Parenting. Hello, friends. How are you? It's Courtney Defeo here, and we are praying through different topics for our kids every week. And this one's a super special one to me because the word light has always resonated |
| 1:28.8 | with me. It's always been something that I've studied. And in fact, we're going to talk about |
| 1:33.1 | my life first today. But I think it's obviously something for everybody. If Jesus is the light |
| 1:37.9 | of the world, how do we pray that our kids are marked by light? How do we pray that when they're |
| 1:42.4 | out in the world, they are shining light in a world that's |
| 1:44.7 | dark and into dark circumstances. And I know people like this. Have you ever met someone that you're |
| 1:49.4 | like, God, they just light up a room. There was two people I worked with in my first job out of |
| 1:53.7 | college. And I was just so drawn to this girl. She was so pleasant and nice and positive. And guys, she never like preaps the gospel, but I later |
| 2:01.9 | found out that she was a Christian. And so the way that she carried herself and the conversations, |
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