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GRACE SO AMAZING FOUNDATION
‘Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. Proverbs 24:3 NKJV
You say, I raised all my children the same way, how come this one is problem?
1) Congratulation on succeeding with your other kids! You’re ahead of the curve. A good family rules is pray about your shortcoming; focus on your time and attention. Though it doesn’t feel natural, reduce your intense concentration on your problem child. Stop fixing them, enjoy all your children, and watch things improve.
2) Children develop at different rates and in different ways. Many problem children are just late arrives; give them the time they need.
3) Most families have a black sheep. They make us uncomfortable by not doing life like the rest of us. Accept what you don’t like about them until God either changes them or teaches the family mature, unconditional, non-controlling love through them.
4) You do your best as an imperfect but loving parent, then your children, not you, make their own choice.
The prophet Samuel’s sons’ did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest again and accepted bribes and perverted justice (1 Samuel 8:3NIV).
Embarrassing and disappointment, yet! But no charge of spiritual or parental failure is laid on Samuel’s doorstep. As godly a man as ever lived, he walked the talk. But when push came to shove, his son had their options and chose not to do likewise.
However dysfunctional your child may be, under their greatest asset is a parent who responds by faith, not by fixing, by praying, not prying, and who get out of God’s way and let Him work.
great post thanx very much for writing it.