A Seed of Truth
A seed of truth, planted in your heart by the Holy Spirit, can grow beautiful things.
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About the Guest
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A seed of truth, planted in your heart by the Holy Spirit, can grow beautiful things.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Sometimes stepchildren are more problematic to a stepparent than a biological parent, because they intuitively know the stepparent is able to handle itit’s a backward compliment. One couple heard me say that and it immediately planted a seed of truth in t
Ron: A seed of truth, planted in your heart by the Holy Spirit, can grow beautiful things.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Let me give you an example. Sometimes stepchildren are more problematic to a stepparent than a biological parent, because they intuitively know the stepparent is able to handle it—it’s a backward compliment.
One couple heard me say that and it immediately planted a seed of truth in the stepdad: he wasn’t being rejected, he was being admired. This freed him to love his stepson in spite of the outward attitude—and now, a decade later his stepson is thanking him for being instrumental in his life. Never underestimate the power of obedience to a simple godly truth. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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