BONUS: Praying contentment 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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🗓️ 12 October 2020
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
“I would be content in life if I just had __________ (fill in the blank).”
Ever felt that way? I know I have. And when you finally fill in the blank, it seems there’s always something else new that finds it way back into that empty blank.
Finding contentment in a culture that’s always chasing after the next big thing isn’t easy. It’s hard for us as adults. And it’s equally hard (or harder) for our kids. Given the right perspective, we can see that Christian contentment is far less about our possessions and far more an issue of the heart.
Paul gives us a great word on contentment in Philippians 4:11–13:
For I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
We’re reminded in this passage that contentment is learned. It’s a matter of choice and discipline. A key component in the learning process is being able to discern what has earthly versus eternal value. Contentment is found in fixing our eyes on what’s eternal.
Join us on today’s podcast as we talk about the life of David and how contentment (and times of discontent) marked his life. Let’s pray our kids have a life-long contentment, separate from what they do or don’t have physically on earth. And let’s pray that their contentment is rooted solely in Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.0 | Hey guys, this Cynthia, |
| 0:04.0 | Parenting. |
| 0:05.0 | This is Cynthia. |
| 0:18.0 | Thanks for being here today as we're continuing to pray for our kids this school year. This week we are praying contentment for our kids. Philippians 411. I just love |
| 0:26.7 | this verse where Paul says, I am not saying this because I'm in need, for I have learned to be content, |
| 0:32.9 | whatever the circumstances. He's learned to be content. That tells us doesn't just happen. It's not natural. |
| 0:39.8 | It's learned. And I was thinking kind of in my own life about contentment. I don't know about you, |
| 0:44.1 | but I have times in my life where I feel like I've done well with being content and a lot of times |
| 0:48.5 | in my life where I have not been content. I don't hold my kids out a lot as the examples of |
| 0:53.8 | this or that because I don't want to do |
| 0:55.1 | that to them or myself. But I do want to mention something with my daughter that I really appreciate. |
| 1:00.1 | My oldest child, my daughter, Kate, she's very content in life. And it's interesting because |
| 1:05.8 | when I was her age and even some now, I find myself wondering where everybody is or what was |
| 1:10.3 | everybody doing? Was I invited? |
| 1:12.0 | What's the plan? And just not being able to be content in where I was or what I was doing because |
| 1:17.5 | fear of missing out on something else, right? FOMO, fear of missing out. And it's funny with my |
| 1:22.8 | daughter. I've always thought that she was very content and she didn't have FOMO, but her friends |
| 1:27.4 | have identified it as she's been in high school. And they actually say that she was very content and she didn't have FOMO, but her friends have identified |
| 1:28.2 | it as she's been in high school. And they actually say that she has Jomo, joy of missing out |
| 1:33.7 | because she's so likely to say no to things and just stay home or just be with one friend that |
| 1:39.1 | she's committed to do something with, even if that's at the expense of something else going on. |
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