Helping Kids Establish Their Identity in Christ
Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 23 February 2021
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
It's crucial for pre-teens to know their identity isn't found in success, popularity, or looks. John and Danny offer Biblical advice for helping kids answer important questions like "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?"
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for downloading the Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast. You can find more helpful advice at |
| 0:06.7 | Focus on the Family.com. |
| 0:08.6 | slash parenting podcast. |
| 0:10.8 | Here's a really important truth from an Old Testament prophet Zepphania 3, |
| 0:16.7 | verse 17. It says the Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will |
| 0:26.4 | quiet you by his love. He will exalt over you with loud singing. That is such an important |
| 0:32.4 | principle and truth to grab on to, something that our kids |
| 0:36.4 | need to be able to grab on to as well. I'm John Fuller joined by Danny Werther. |
| 0:41.0 | He's the vice president of the parenting and youth department here at |
| 0:43.8 | Focus on the Family and let's go ahead and listen to a bit of a conversation that Danny and |
| 0:48.4 | Jesse Manassian had with Jim Daly and me as they described how to help your kids build a healthy identity rooted in the truths of who God is. |
| 0:58.0 | Bible verses. We're talking predominantly about Christian parents. I mean anybody can use this but it's going to be filled with Christian context and that's what we want because as you said Jesse |
| 1:10.3 | The Lord has created this for us and it's a beautiful wedding present. In fact one of the things I've said to my boys is you know this is God's wedding present to you and he wants you to keep it wrapped until your wedding night, right? |
| 1:23.4 | So you need to make that commitment now and think about that. |
| 1:26.7 | And we know how you like to cheat at Christmas and look at the presents ahead of time, |
| 1:31.4 | but in this situation, you got to keep it wrapped and you'll be |
| 1:35.9 | gratified that you've done that but what are some of those Bible verses you're |
| 1:40.4 | highlighting for the launch curriculum? |
| 1:43.4 | Yeah, 1st Peter 29 says we are chosen by God |
| 1:47.6 | and a royal priesthood. |
| 1:49.6 | 1st Peter 1 18 to 9 says weansomed, redeemed, and we're saved. |
| 1:55.0 | Right? And in Romans 817, it says we are heirs to what God has for us. |
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