One of the best things you can ever pray for your children is that they'll follow God.

And I haven't done it quite so much, but I used to have kind of a daily prayer walk.

And on nice days, I'd walk around the focus on the

family campus I'd have a little verse from scripture that I would read about

God producing the fruit of the spirit in my kids or giving them a heart that

yearns as the deer pants for the streams, yearns for God. That was a rich

experience and even as I say this Danny I'm thinking I should

bring that back I should do that more often

you know even when parenting feels overwhelming

we have to stand on the truth of God's word and his heart for our children.

I'm John Fuller joined by my focus colleague Dr. Danny Werther.

He has a wealth of counseling advice.

He runs our parenting team here at the ministry and we're going to kick off today with a clip featuring Heidi St John.

She is a speaker and author who shares very candidly about how God has helped her even when she felt discouraged about the

journey of raising kids and Heidi talked with Jim Daly and me about leaning on

God during life's battles.

Heidi, you point to Zephania 317.

We don't get a lot of people quoting Zephania.

I can't remember the last time.

And it starts with Z, but it's not the last book in the Bible.

But how do moms derive something out of

Zephania 317 break it down well the verses that the Lord your God is in your

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