If you have kids, you\u2019re no doubt aware of your unique opportunity to show God\u2019s love to them.\u00a0 You can even be the one to lead them into a personal relationship with Jesus.\u00a0 As parents, however, we can sometimes become a stumbling block for our children rather than a bridge to God.\u00a0 For example, out of a desire for their sons and daughters to be successful, some parents keep raising the bar.\u00a0 For instance, if your child brings home an A, do you look for an A+ next time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unless we are careful, our children may mistake their age-appropriate efforts as substandard and disappointing.\u00a0 Later on, they could assume that pleasing God is similarly out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we encourage our children to achieve, we must be balanced and affirm who they are, apart from their performance.\u00a0 When we do, they\u2019ll know we appreciate them and that God values them, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, the desire of all Christian parents is for their children to acknowledge dependence on God and to receive Christ as Savior.\u00a0 At the end of the day, our own acceptance and appreciation will help them embrace God\u2019s unconditional love and know that He\u2019s both forgiven their sins and erased all condemnation (Rom. 8:1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please open your bible to the following scripture reading:\u00a0 Ephesians 6:4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thoughts from Ephesians 6:4\u2026 Love is more than simply warm feelings; it is an attitude that reveals itself in action.\u00a0 How can we love others as Jesus loves us?\u00a0 By helping when it\u2019s not convenient, by giving when it hurts, by devoting\u00a0 energy to others\u2019 welfare rather than our own, by absorbing hurts from others without complaining or fighting back.\u00a0 This kind of loving is hard to do.\u00a0 Jesus says that our Christlike love will show we are his disciples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0Key thought:<\/strong> \u00a0We are to love each other as Jesus loved us.\u00a0 We may not have to die for someone, but there are other ways to practice love:\u00a0 listening, helping, encouraging, giving.\u00a0 Give all the love you can, and then try to give a little more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blessings from the Youth Committee If you have kids, you\u2019re no doubt aware of your unique opportunity to show God\u2019s love to them.\u00a0 You can even be the one to lead them into a personal relationship with Jesus.\u00a0 As parents, however, we can sometimes become a stumbling block for our children rather than a bridge to God.\u00a0 For example, out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2132,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131\/revisions\/2132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Parenting is not easy – it takes lots of patience to raise children in a loving, Christ-honoring manner.\u00a0 God\u2019s expression of His unconditional love is found throughout the Bible.\u00a0 Although we are commanded to repent our sins and strive towards the way of God, He never stops loving us in our journey.\u00a0 The Bible shows us that God\u2019s unconditional love never fails and not motivated by personal gain.\u00a0 We thank God that he has offered us freedom from sin and power to do his will.
\u201cA new command I give you:\u00a0 Love one another.\u00a0As I have loved you, so you must love one another.\u00a0 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.\u201d\u00a0 John 13:34-35\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
References:\u00a0 God\u2019s Word NIV and In Touch Ministries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"