FMLY | Improve Your Child’s Potential
Saturday, August 17th 2019
My child is full of potential from God, it’s my job to unleash it!
My child is full of potential from God, it’s my job to unleash it!
Accept their uniqueness completely
Ephesians 2:10 NLT
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
2 ways we attack their uniqueness:
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Compare them with others
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Galatians 6:4 NLT
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.
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Try to Conform them to the ‘norm’
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Romans 12:2 NIV
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Affirm their value constantly
Matthew 10:29-31 NLT
What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
3 ways we affirm their value:
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Visual attention
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Psalm 121:8 NIV
The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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Physical affection
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Hosea 11:4 NIV
I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.
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Verbal appreciation
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Exodus 19:15 …my most precious possession
Proverbs 7:2 …the apple of your eye
Psalm 139:17 …precious are your thoughts about me
We parent from many different places:
- Place of Fear
- Place of Anger
- Place of Judgement (our own and others)
- Place of Exhaustion (biggest problem with parenting is the cost: money, time, and sleep!)
- Place of Regret (don’t want to make the same mistakes)
But really, the only way to supercharge your parenting success is to get to a place, to tap into a source that will give you everything you need to be successful…
The key of John 15:9 is of course that before you can ‘remain’ in his love, you must first accept his love. If you are trying to love other, to love your children out of your own resources you will run dry, your love stores will get empty really quick, because you are constantly doling out love, and yet so few people will really love you back to replenish you. It’s only when you accept Jesus love for you that you can tap into the unlimited supply of love he offers.
His love for you is so strong that he joyfully, willingly sacrificed himself so you could have a restored relationship with God…
Why are you trying to get your kids to do what you want them to do? Fear, anger, judgement, exhaustion, regret?????