BONUS: Praying Character Over Our Kids
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 17 February 2020
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
It’s often said that character is how we act when nobody is looking.
As a parent of a toddler, I cling to the hope that character evolves with age.
For that matter, as a parent of teens, I’m counting on God’s promise that he will “finish what he started” and help me get them over the finish line (Philippians 1:6).
Character is a big one on the list of things we can be praying for our kids.
It’s easy to mix up character and personality, and that’s why I’m so glad to have Janet Denison join us today to talk about the difference between the two and how it impacts discipline.
As we focus on our kids’ character this week, let’s pray God’s character into their lives so they will be slow to anger (Nehemiah 9:17), rich in love (Psalm 145:8), merciful (Psalm 145:8), and compassionate (Romans 5:8).
The Lord is constantly searching for those with godly character to be used for his great purposes. Let’s pray he finds it in our children.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out our newest Pardon the Mess product, it’s time!
I’ve written thirty cards as a way to remind your kids of their identity in Christ. They are teen-inspired and a great way to put God’s truth in front of them in the kitchen, bathroom, or anywhere that will remind them that they are worthy because of who and whose they are.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, this is Cynthia Aganoff, and I'm glad you're with us again on Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:09.7 | We are praying through the school year for our children, and this week we are praying character over them. |
| 0:15.2 | The verse we're focused on is Luke 817, for there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed and nothing concealed that will not |
| 0:22.4 | be known or brought out into the open. And so with that today, I've got someone near and dear to my heart. |
| 0:29.4 | She's been on our podcast, the prayer one and other ones with us before. But Janet Denison is here, |
| 0:34.9 | and she is the founder of Christian parenting. And she is married to Jim Denison, and they have Denison Ministries, which we all work for, and she is one of my personal parenting mentors. |
| 0:44.8 | So I am thrilled. She's sitting here with me. Hey, Janet. |
| 0:47.6 | Hey, thanks for coming today. Yes, you know, my first comment is, based on your verse, nothing is hidden, especially at the restaurant or grocery store or in the pew. |
| 0:57.5 | It will come to light. |
| 0:59.4 | Nothing is hidden. |
| 1:00.3 | We were just talking about that when your kids will point out all your parenting flaws, usually in the restaurants or, yes, at church, wherever. |
| 1:08.5 | But I, when I say this all the time on this podcast, |
| 1:12.1 | but when I want to bring someone else to chat with me about certain topics, I just the Lord |
| 1:16.7 | lays on my heart people that I think really speak well into this. And I think you have really |
| 1:21.5 | influenced my parenting when it comes to the priority of character and our kids. And so let's |
| 1:26.5 | just start by talking about character. |
| 1:28.9 | I think maybe it's a little self-obvious or self-evident, |
| 1:32.8 | but what does it mean? |
| 1:34.0 | What are we looking at when we're talking out character? |
| 1:35.8 | How do we define that? |
| 1:37.4 | Well, I think the first thing I would look for is, |
| 1:40.8 | I think you have to look at your own expectations to begin with because we look for a character |
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