Not Alone: Trusting God to Help You Raise Godly Kids in a Spiritually Mismatched Home by Donovan Lynn & Miller Dineen

Author:Donovan, Lynn & Miller, Dineen [Donovan, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gospel Light
Published: 2013-10-10T00:00:00+00:00

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Ps. 147:3).

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free (Luke 4:18).

This teaching is the birthing place of a missions mindset. This doesn’t mean that you’re sending your kids to other parts of the world. It means that you’re teaching them to walk daily in a Kingdom mindset, to see others and to be sensitive to what the Holy Spirit wants to show them.

Just recently I had a moment of reflection and a pang of regret. I asked my oldest daughter if she ever regretted what she went through during our time in Switzerland, which, other than her school experience, was one of the best experiences of our lives! She said no, that what happened to her then was part of who she is today. I was amazed, and I praised God again for what He had taught me during that most difficult time. And what He had obviously taught Rachel too.

Above all else, and most importantly for our children, God is faithful. Always. That’s one of His greatest promises.

Discovery

My precious friend, I’ll bet that you do more to model generosity to your children than you realize. When I reflected back on my daughter giving away her birthday money, I remembered that just a few weeks before, I’d given a homeless family the ten-dollar bill I had in my wallet—money I’d earned selling one of my novels. Part of me wanted some of the cash for myself, but when I saw this family, I couldn’t hold back. My daughter had done the same. God has an amazing way of softening our hearts at just the right time and then taking our small offerings and turning them into rich blessings for the recipients, and especially for the giver. Walk through a few more questions and thoughts with me. My heart is yours. I freely give it to you.

1. Make a list of your favorite stories from the New Testament, then pick one that shows Jesus’ heart for people, no matter who they are. Read that story as a bedtime story to your children (or at a time that suits your family time best). Have fun with it; act it out. Ask your kids what they think Jesus wanted the people in the story to learn. Then ask them what they think Jesus wants them to learn. Then read through your new list of stories in days to come!

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