Emptying the nest is a gradual shift, not a sudden jerk! Transition from instructing to inspiring Proverbs 3:21-26 NLT My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them, for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will […]
ReadDeuteronomy 6:7-9 NIV Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. […]
ReadTalk with your teen, not at your teen Patiently guide their thought process Ephesians 4:2-3 NIV Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Consistently invest in the relationship Proverbs 23:22-26 NCV Listen to your father, who […]
ReadProverbs 19:18 NLT Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives Clear Boundaries create Confident Kids Tackle their tantrum Proverbs 29:11NIV Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. Limit their lying Seclusion + Quietness + Toddler = Evil Proverbs 12:22 NIV The Lord detests […]
Read1 Corinthians 13:11 NIV When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. Before jumping into parenthood, commit to adulthood! Grow Up your conversation Proverbs 18:21 ESV Death and life are […]
ReadPsalm 16:11 HCSB You reveal the path of life to me; in Your presence is abundant joy; in Your right hand are eternal pleasures. Psalm 27:14 NLT Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. Proverbs 31:25 NLT She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs […]
ReadLuke 22: 54 NIV Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance… He followed Jesus at a distance. Luke 22: 55 NIV And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter […]
ReadLuke 19:1-4 NIV Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see […]
ReadJohn 8:2-6a NIV At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught […]
ReadI deserve death, but Jesus offers life! James 2:10 NLT For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. Romans 6:23 NIV For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ […]
ReadGratefulness only becomes real once you express it. Matthew 12:34 NLT …whatever is in your heart determines what you say. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Question: When things go wrong what is your learned reaction: Thankfulness or Crankiness? Luke […]
ReadActs 16:22-25 NIV The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell […]
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