Serious About Godliness
When parents agree to live by and teach God's statues for godliness, children see a consistent message. But sometimes parents don't see eye to eye and kids get confused. This can happen with a married couple or to parents living in separate homes. Either way, the task for the parent with the higher standard is to be intentional about what you teach and model because both the child and the other parent are watching. Trust God to convict their hearts while you let your light shine brightly.
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About the Guest
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When parents agree to live by and teach God's statues for godliness, children see a consistent message. But sometimes parents don't see eye to eye and kids get confused. This can happen with a married couple or to parents living in separate homes. Either way, the task for the parent with the higher standard is to be intentional about what you teach and model because both the child and the other parent are watching. Trust God to convict their hearts while you let your light shine brightly.
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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 in parenting, one parent is a lot more serious about godliness than the other.
Ron: Sometimes in parenting, one parent is a lot more serious about godliness than the other.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: When parents agree to live by and teach God’s statues for godliness, children are able to witness a consistent message. But sometimes parents don’t see eye to eye on what to teach or even how to live. And children get confused. Now this can happen with a married couple or to parents living in separate homes.
Either way, the task for the parent with the higher standard is to be intentional about what you teach and how you model it because both the child and the other parent are watching. Essentially, you’re trusting God to open and convict their hearts while you let your light shine as bright as it can. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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