Conquering Fears and Finding Mentors
Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 5 May 2022
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
All of us have wrestled with fears about our kids. Sometimes, the best solution is to find someone who will encourage us along the journey. John and Danny share about how they've been helped by other parents. Featuring Connie Albers.
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| 0:00.0 | If we're honest, we have all struggled at one time or another with fears about our children. |
| 0:08.0 | Just the other day, one of our kids came home and she was out in the wilderness of Colorado she got lost and my wife said so |
| 0:15.1 | glad you didn't tell me until you're standing right in front of me and she just |
| 0:19.4 | visibly got upset and kind of fearful at what could have happened. I think we all want the best for our kids. |
| 0:25.2 | Sometimes though, the way to combat those fears, if the child isn't right there in front of you, |
| 0:30.0 | or if you can't control the circumstances, is to slow down to pray to spend some time with |
| 0:37.1 | God in his word. |
| 0:38.7 | I'm John Fuller along with my focus on the family colleague, Dr Danny Werta and we're going to conclude a conversation |
| 0:44.6 | today that Jim Daly and I had with Connie Albers and Daniel have some comments here afterwards. |
| 0:50.3 | Connie is describing a time she learned to trust God while she was approaching those |
| 0:54.4 | emptiness years. |
| 0:55.4 | Hey let me ask you this right at the end here. |
| 0:59.1 | You mentioned Isaiah 4110 in your book and it's you emphasize that it's important for parents today why |
| 1:05.5 | so in Isaiah 4110 God's word says fear not for I am with you be not dismayed |
| 1:12.1 | we have to hold on to that, for I am your God. |
| 1:17.2 | I will strengthen you. |
| 1:19.1 | That's a promise. |
| 1:21.1 | Parents have to believe that is a promise. he will strengthen us and he will help us |
| 1:25.3 | he will give us the discernment that we need to say the words that we need in the time |
| 1:30.4 | that we need to say it and I will uphold you in my with my righteous right hand. |
| 1:35.8 | God's going to hold us up when we believe that and then in 1st John 418 says there is no fear and love but perfect love cast out fear for |
| 1:46.2 | fear has to do with punishment for whoever fears has not been perfected in love |
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