I'm referring to your children.
You may not be their hero and they do not want to go into business for themselves. Don't force it.
In this current age, children have to be able to use their own minds and be creative from their own hearts. Do not force a child to be your protege'; it won't happen.
With summer approaching, whether you have a teenager or college student, help them develop a creative edge and mind. What I mean is, ask them what they want; do not dictate to them the life you WISH YOU had.
Our children are our motivation. We can pray that they go further in life than we have or just pray they have a life. Parents make the mistake of thinking their children will go down the same road they did. They always assume that their child is an exact product of them. WRONG
Parents should recognize that they have raised them the best way they can and have nurtured them in the rights and the wrongs (hopefully biblically, too). If a young adult (18 and over) makes some wrong choices, parents can not re-raise them. It just won't happen.
So don't pass it on; your life, your history, your business, your problems, etc. Don't pass it on to the minds of your children. Negativity is death to the mind, heart and soul. Help them use their creativity to build something they want. Support them in the middle of their circumstances and in the middle of all of that...lovingly share LIFE.
Share life....if they don't want the life you have or even had, you can not force it!
God's awesome power and grace are evident in our lives. Women need to grasp their spirituality and obtain the breakthroughs necessary for growth and elevation.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Tuesday Tea~~Taking time to listen
Good evening everyone! This is the perfect time to have tea! We can relax and we can use this time to think, pray, and listen. Our tea time today is about listening!
The problem in our families and in our friendships is that we don't listen. When we start a conversation pick pick picking at the problems someone else has we aren't listening to the other person to resolve the issue. Problems need to be resolved and handled in a respectful manner, not the parent/child syndrome. How is that? Parents tend to talk/yell/bark/scream and don't want a response from their children; we can't carry on those conversations into their adulthood, or in the other relationships we have.
Listening........direction.........spirit.........heart.
These few words intertwine with each other so that the result is positive. If you are walking the christian walk completely and talking the christian talk, your spirit will direct you...your heart has to be right to accept the spirit and it's direction.....if you are going in the right direction, you are listening.
This spiritual synopsis is an example of where you should be in life and in business.It's important to apply your spiritual lessons to the life you have in this world.
Taking time to listen means, listening to the kids in your life because they DO have something to say. What do they have to say? They want you to feel their pain, feel their happy times, their scary times etc. It's not about being their friend, because they may need that too, but it's about letting them know you are listening to whatever stupidness they are saying. If you have an ear to listen to the latest gossip, the newest songs, you can listen to your kids.
Taking time to listen means, listening to the needs of your co-workers or clients. You can't successfully get through a work day without knowing the needs or services that should be done on daily basis. You can lose your job and/or your clients because you didn't listen.
So, tea time is over...and this one was mouth full, I pray you have read something to turn the light bulb on about listening in your family and in your business!
God bless!
The problem in our families and in our friendships is that we don't listen. When we start a conversation pick pick picking at the problems someone else has we aren't listening to the other person to resolve the issue. Problems need to be resolved and handled in a respectful manner, not the parent/child syndrome. How is that? Parents tend to talk/yell/bark/scream and don't want a response from their children; we can't carry on those conversations into their adulthood, or in the other relationships we have.
Listening........direction.........spirit.........heart.
These few words intertwine with each other so that the result is positive. If you are walking the christian walk completely and talking the christian talk, your spirit will direct you...your heart has to be right to accept the spirit and it's direction.....if you are going in the right direction, you are listening.
This spiritual synopsis is an example of where you should be in life and in business.It's important to apply your spiritual lessons to the life you have in this world.
Taking time to listen means, listening to the kids in your life because they DO have something to say. What do they have to say? They want you to feel their pain, feel their happy times, their scary times etc. It's not about being their friend, because they may need that too, but it's about letting them know you are listening to whatever stupidness they are saying. If you have an ear to listen to the latest gossip, the newest songs, you can listen to your kids.
Taking time to listen means, listening to the needs of your co-workers or clients. You can't successfully get through a work day without knowing the needs or services that should be done on daily basis. You can lose your job and/or your clients because you didn't listen.
So, tea time is over...and this one was mouth full, I pray you have read something to turn the light bulb on about listening in your family and in your business!
God bless!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Family Friday: Something For ME! (abstain from sex)
Welcome to Family Friday! I am here to talk to day to the parents about teaching your kids to abstain from sex. Our teens need to find something for them! What will make them feel good as individuals; young men and women.
1 Corinthians 6:15
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
Romans 12:1
[ Living Sacrifices ] Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual [ Or reasonable] act of worship.
I failed that test. I didn't teach my child how to value herself and her body. Yet, I haven't totally failed in life. Just like I understood my mother and her relationship with PEOPLE, well after I was an adult, my daughter will understand what I was attempting to teach her.
Romans 7:5
For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death
My conversation with you today is about our roles as parents. We might miss our mark and that's okay! We can't beat ourselves up about what is or isn't happening{positively} in our children's lives; we have to keep praying and pushing forward.
The bible says:
Matthew 10:21
"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
This will happen, is happening, and the Christians have to change the outcome. Get on our knees and pray to the Lord and rebuke Satan!
We have to train our children that our bodies are not our own and we have to come out on top with the the help of the Lord. We must encourage them according to the word of God. By no means am I saying spoil them, but encourage them so that they too can see what you see from the Spirit. They are our children. A parent is better than a friend, a grandparent, etc.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
I encourage you, if you don't feel ready to teach your child/teen, about saving their bodies for their husbands/wives share with them www.iamworththewait.com (click the title above). You will be doing an AWESOME thing in their lives!
1 Corinthians 6:15
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
Romans 12:1
[ Living Sacrifices ] Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual [ Or reasonable] act of worship.
I failed that test. I didn't teach my child how to value herself and her body. Yet, I haven't totally failed in life. Just like I understood my mother and her relationship with PEOPLE, well after I was an adult, my daughter will understand what I was attempting to teach her.
Romans 7:5
For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death
My conversation with you today is about our roles as parents. We might miss our mark and that's okay! We can't beat ourselves up about what is or isn't happening{positively} in our children's lives; we have to keep praying and pushing forward.
The bible says:
Matthew 10:21
"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
This will happen, is happening, and the Christians have to change the outcome. Get on our knees and pray to the Lord and rebuke Satan!
We have to train our children that our bodies are not our own and we have to come out on top with the the help of the Lord. We must encourage them according to the word of God. By no means am I saying spoil them, but encourage them so that they too can see what you see from the Spirit. They are our children. A parent is better than a friend, a grandparent, etc.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
I encourage you, if you don't feel ready to teach your child/teen, about saving their bodies for their husbands/wives share with them www.iamworththewait.com (click the title above). You will be doing an AWESOME thing in their lives!
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