Be Jesus: A Difficult Ex-Spouse 1
What I mean by "be like Jesus" is try to love as best you can and live truth. We all have difficult people in our lives. For some divorced Christians it's the biological parent in the other home which is tough because your child needs to continue a relationship with them, but you may not appreciate their influence. So, what do you do? Set a good example. You can't control your co-parent's behavior, but you can control your own. Continue to grow and strive to be like Christ.
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About the Guest
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What I mean by "be like Jesus" is try to love as best you can and live truth. We all have difficult people in our lives. For some divorced Christians it's the biological parent in the other home which is tough because your child needs to continue a relationship with them, but you may not appreciate their influence. So, what do you do? Set a good example. You can't control your co-parent's behavior, but you can control your own. Continue to grow and strive to be like Christ.
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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
When faced with a difficult person, be like Jesus.
Ron: When faced with a difficult person, be like Jesus.
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Ron: Now, what I mean by “be like Jesus” is try to be as loving as you can be and live truth. We all have difficult people in our lives and for that matter so do our kids. It could be another child at school for them. For some divorced Christians it’s the biological parent in the other home. Now that’s tough because your child needs to continue a relationship with them, but you may not appreciate their influence.
So, what do you do? Well, let’s start here. Set a good example. You may not be able to control your co-parent’s behavior, but you can certainly control your own. Continue to grow and strive to be like Christ. Light always outshines the dark. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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