Talking With Your Teenager PT 1

 

Psalm 78:6-7 (NKJV)

That the generation to come might know them,The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments.

~Prayer~

For one another that your faith would be marked by the same courage that the Old Testament saints used to battle their enemies. 

~Something To Ponder~

Why is it so threatening to talk to teenagers about such critical issues? As a couple, discuss your level of comfort. We must stop trying to be their buddy and be parents...~Amen~

 

Divine Sufficiency

2 Corinthians 3:4-5 (NKJV)

 And we have such trust through Christ toward God.  Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.

~Prayer~

 

That you would be able to trust in God's sufficiency even when you feel you are unable to do anything worthy on your own.

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

 

In what area do you feel inadequate? How has God proven His sufficiency to you in the past?

 

 

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A Test Of Commitment

Matthew 19:6 (NKJV)

 

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

 

~Prayer~

 

Ask God to give you the courage to fulfill your commitment, even when your spouse doesn't respond.

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

After reading through the question below, rank the top three issues that need to be addressed.   Then write out how you're going to practically demonstrate commitment to your mate.

 

Test of Commitments

 

* Do you ever threaten to leave your mate?

* Is your mate secure in your commitment to your marriage?

* Are you more committed to your mate than to your career?

* Are you more committed to your mate than to your children?

* Are you more committed to your mate than to your hobbies and favorites activities?

* Do you emotionally leave your mate by withdrawing for an extended period of time  because of  conflict?

* Do you mentally leave your mate by staying preoccupied with other things?

* Are you interested in meeting your mate's needs and actively doing what you can to meet them?

* Finally, how do you think your mate would answer each of these question?

 

 

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Focus On Relationships

Philippians 1:3 (NKJV)

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.

~Prayer~

Ask family members to write our prayers of thanksgiving to God. Read them at Thanksgiving or at a similar mealtime celebration.

 ~Something To Ponder~

Spend a few minutes writing down what you are thankful for.

Catching A Glimpse

3 John 1:4(NKJV)

 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth

 

~Prayer~

 

Thank You God for the right choices my spouse and children are making today.

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Have your kids done something recently to show that God is working in their lives? If so, write it down so they won't forget it....~Amen~

 

 

 

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Catching A Glimpse

3 John 1:4(NKJV)

 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth

 

~Prayer~

 

Thank You God for the right choices my spouse and children are making today.

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Have your kids done something recently to show that God is working in their lives? If so, write it down so they won't forget it....~Amen~

 

 

 

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Putting The Thanks Back Into Thanksgiving

1 Chronicles 16:8 (NKJV)

 

 Oh, give thanks to the Lord!Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!

 

 ~Prayer~

 

Tonight at dinner ask God to help you to remember His goodness and to be grateful. Then have each family member give thanks for something God has done.

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

What can you do to give this holiday a stronger  emphasis on being thankful?

 

 

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Pebbles In My Shoes PT 2

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV)

 

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

 

~Prayer~

 

Tell God you want to submit to Him to learn the lessons He has for you in the midst of daily life. Ask Him to teach you through these pebbles that are in your shoes....~Amen~

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Do you have some grit and gravel in yours shoe that feel like a herd of boulders? Before you try to empty them out, why don't you stop right now and give thanks for that rock pile and ask Him to teach you what you need to learn.

 

 

  

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Pebbles In My Shoes PT 1

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (KJV)

 Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

~Prayer~

Why not bow in prayer right now and by faith give thanks in everything?

~Something To Ponder~

What little circumstances often cause frustration for you?

What Pebbles Seem To Frequently Get In My Shoes:

*  People who try to make me feel guilty.

*  My unbalanced checkbook.

*  My garage (It continually proves the second law of  thermodynamics the universe is moving form order to disorder).

*  The incessant ringing of the telephone.

*  Sibling rivalry.

*  A drippy faucet, a smoking fireplace, a leaky pipe in the ceiling.

* Car problems that always occur at the most inopportune times.

*   A wining child.

*  Things that aren't where I left them, or forgetting where I felt them.

*  More sibling rivalry.

  *  An unresolved conflict with a family member.

*  Tripping over all the stuff that six children can drag out.

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Air-Brush Christians

James 5:16 (NIV)

 

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.

 

~Prayer~

 

That God will conform you to His image as you make yourself more accountable to others in the Body of Christ...~Amen~

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Are you concealing any sins that you need to confess, first to God and then to others?

 

 



Dealing With Discouragement

 Galatians 6:9(NKJV)

 

 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

 

~Prayer~

Get on your knees and pray that neither of you would grow weary and lose heart....~Amen~

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

What is causing discouragement for you right now? Which of the tools do you need to use to combat discouragement?

 

 

4 Tool That Will Help You:

1. Truthfulness: It's time to get real! To thy own self be true.

2. Pray About It: God hears all prayers.

3. Find The Source of Discouragement: Dig deep within and find what or who is being the discouragement in your life.

4. Look Beyond Your Circumstances: Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith....Heb.12:2

 



When The Heart Grows Faint

Psalm 61:1-2 (NIV)

Hear my cry, O God;
    listen to my prayer.

 From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint....

 

~Prayer~

 

Thank God that He is in control and ask Him to help when you go through periods of discouragement that rob you of your faith....~Amen~

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Can you cite a heartfelt prayer of your own that apparently went unanswered? Have other events tempted you to lose heart?



Time Out For Your Mate

Song of Solomon 3:2 (NKJV)

 “I will rise now,” I said,
“And go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
I will seek the one I love.”

 

~Prayer~

 

That you would begin making your relationship a higher priority.

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

 

Figure out, as accurately as possible, how much time you have spent with each other--just the two of you--during the last week. What changes could you make in your schedule to make more time for each other? Pull our your calendars and pencil in your first date night and a two-day overnight getaway.....~Amen~

PT 2. Conspiracy of Silence.

Proverbs 7:6-7 (NIV)

 

 At the window of my house

    I looked down through the lattice.

 I saw among the simple,

    I noticed among the young men,

    a youth who had no sense.

 

~Prayer~

 

For one another that you will tackle the barriers that would keep you from training your children, and practice your Christianity where it rally counts--at home with your mate.

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Which of the barriers to teaching your kids about sex apply to you? How would you describe your current plan for sex education? Do you feel it's adequate? Why or why not?

 

3 Barriers

 

1. Our own ambivalent feelings about sex.

 

2. A shallow relationship with your children.

 

3. Fear



PT 1. Conspiracy of Silence. Anita Hewitt

Proverbs 4:1 (NKJV)

 

Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;

 

~Prayer~

 

For God's favor as you talk to your children about human sexuality.....~Amen~

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

How id you learn about sex? What was good and bad about your sex education?

 

 

In a recent survey, 16 -and 17 -year-old were asked, "Where have you learned about way?

 

* 22 percent: Parents

*37 percent: Friends

* 15 percent: School

          *18 percent: Entertainment



 

I pray you caught that : Only 22 percent learned from their parents. The problem today with parents in the Christian community is there has been a conspiracy of silence on this subject.

A Comspiracy of Silence PT 1

Proverbs 4:1 (NKJV)

 

Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;

 

~Prayer~

 

For God's favor as you talk to your children about human sexuality.....~Amen~

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

How id you learn about sex? What was good and bad about your sex education?

 

 

In a recent survey, 16 -and 17 -year-old were asked, "Where have you learned about way?

 

* 22 percent: Parents

*37 percent: Friends

* 15 percent: School

          *18 percent: Entertainment



 

I pray you caught that : Only 22 percent learned from their parents. The problem today with parents in the Christian community is there has been a conspiracy of silence on this subject.

 



 



Marriage Cement

Colossians 2:2 (NKJV)

 

Their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding...

 

~Prayer~

 

That God's Spirit will keep the two of you cemented together, expressing and fulfilling mutual needs....~Amen~

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Make a list of 5 to 10 specific ways you need your mate. Use you list to compose a letter to him or her , expressing your needs. Or take a long walk and talk over the list together.... ~Amen~



Your Mate's Mirror

 

1 John 4:18 (NKJV)

 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear...

~Prayer~

That God would use each of your to cast out fear through your love....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

What fear help to govern how your mate reacts in different situations? Discuss with on another how rejection and acceptance have had an impact in your life..



Parents Under The Influnence of Children

Proverbs 14:26 (NKJV)

 

 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.

 

 

~Prayer~

 

With your mate that God will give you the confidence, wisdom and strength to be an effective parent who doesn't give up....~Amen~

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Which of the emotions listed below can you identify with?

 

5 Feelings Parents Express

 

1. Fear - Father and mother talked of their fears of adolescence, of not being able to communicate with their children going through these turbulent years.

 

2. Guilt - They felt guilty over their mistakes and failures. They wondered if they were running their kids.

 

3. Frustration - They were frustrated and even angry when their kids didn't obey them.

 

4. Self-doubt - Were they doing it all wrong? Were their expectations too high or too low?

 

5. Discouragement - They felt like they failed too often. They saw their own weakness--and their parents' weakness--emerging in their children.



Be Still !

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)

 

Be still, and know that I am God...

 

~Prayer~

 

Pray that God will increase your ability to claim your time schedule for Him., and to experience His presence His presence even in the midst of necessary busyness....~Amen~

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Do you feel that you and your family are too busy? What activities do you and your children participate in primarily because of social pressure? Have you taken a recent inventory of family activities in order to rank their importance?


A Recipe For Memories

Esther 9:28 (NKJV)

       These days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family...

 

~Prayer~

 

That what the member of your family remember most about family life will serve to root and establish them firmly in happy homes of their own....~Amen~

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Name a significant memory to two from your own family activities. What can you do today to plant more seeds for special family memories?

 

Raising Kids With A Sinse of Mission

Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV)

 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,   teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen

 

 

~Prayer~

 

Ask God to send laborers into the harvest. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

How are you helping build the Great Commission right where you are?



Good and Stressful

2 Corinthians 11:28 (NKJV)

   Besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches.

~Prayer~

That the Lord as "God Almighty" will strengthen your ability to eliminated unnecessary stress and empower you to turn remaining stress into positive forces that press you against Him....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Evaluate with your spouse how you handle pressure. Discuss how you'd like to handle it....