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Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast

Developing Godly Patience

Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Many times in the Bible, we're commanded to wait on the Lord. Yet, applying that principle to your parenting is not an easy thing. John and Danny discuss how Scripture can be a great encouragement during a season of waiting on God. Featuring Jodie Berndt.

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0:00.0

You know, I love what the Bible says in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, Chapter 40,

0:07.6

it says, they who wait for the Lord will renew their strength.

0:11.3

You know, if we're honest honest sometimes getting through a season of

0:14.2

waiting as a mom or a dad can be challenging we just need to wait for the

0:19.0

Lord. I'm John Fuller along with Dr. Danny Werta. He's a professional counselor and

0:23.6

author and leads our parenting team here at the ministry and Danny you've been

0:28.3

there I've been there waiting on God is kind hard don't you think?

0:31.8

It is it is we want things done now.

0:34.4

I mean, we're used to that, right?

0:35.4

I scripted it out, God.

0:37.0

That's right.

0:37.8

Where are you at?

0:38.8

Yeah, are you going to come now?

0:40.8

The unknown is really for us to create fear. We don't know what's coming and we

0:45.2

anticipate it's probably going to be a bad thing potentially. We tend to

0:48.8

predict that. And so fear continues to grow and God tells us don't do not fear because he knows we're prone to that and he does say trust me

1:00.5

That is that's a hard thing to do do. Do we trust one another even in our own home with our

1:05.7

friendships? We are in a culture of distrust and so to learn how to trust we have to begin with God in our relationship.

1:14.2

I remember this mom that came in, she was very concerned about her family, especially

1:21.0

her child who is leaving their home.

1:24.5

His faith was wavering.

1:26.7

He was starting to make some really poor decisions in life,

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