Embracing Grace: Raising Resilient and Holy Children

``Their past was weighing them down and it was preventing them from moving forward. So, what they had to have, let me make sure I got this right, yeah, is the God of grace to come on scene and show a little grace so that the grace will outweigh the past. Woo! And, dear brothers and sisters, when grace came, watch this, it elevated and took over all the stuff that was happening in the past. And the reason why some of you can't move forward is because you're too busy thinking about the stuff that didn't go right in your life, that didn't happen the way that you wanted. And God is saying, if you will allow grace to come and enter your life, it will outweigh everything that happened in your past. A .K .A. Let it go. Let it go. [00:01:38] (54 seconds)  #GraceOutweighsThePast

When it comes to the proper way to raise our kids, it requires tremendous efforts on the part of the parent. Come on. The most important effort it requires is T -I -M -E. Come on. Some of you heard me say this before, that kids spell love. T -I -M -E. Because it lets you know that, brothers and sisters, if you're not spending time with them, then it's an indicator, it can't be an indicator, dear brothers and sisters, that you don't really love them. [00:18:19] (48 seconds)  #TimeIsLove

As difficult as it may be in this day and age, parents have to be their child's moral and spiritual compass. It is difficult, but it is required of us as parents to guide our kids morally as well as spiritually. [00:19:38] (24 seconds)  #ParentsAsMoralCompasses

The writer here in the book of Proverbs is sitting there saying to brothers and sisters, don't leave it to happenstance. But do your best to deposit in those kids what they need and even what you didn't get yourself. The writer sits there and says, train them up. Even if you didn't get the right training, you train those kids. He sits there and says, train them up. Even if you don't have all the money, dear brothers and sisters, to give them everything, but still raise those kids. [00:21:00] (34 seconds)  #TrainThemUpRight

Listen, it ain't cute, it ain't cute to always be cussing out your kids. It ain't cute to be sitting there saying, ooh, you get on my nerves. It ain't cute to be sitting there saying, ooh, you act like your dad. It ain't cute, dear brothers and sisters, to dog your child out and to be abusive. Do not take your anger and your frustration out on your child. If you do, then at least go back and apologize. Come on, some parents, uh -oh, some parents owe their kids an apology. [00:25:36] (44 seconds)  #DisciplineNotAbuse

We have to teach our kids the importance of thinking and how to think. We might be close to raising a zombie generation in my opinion. Come on. We have to. Uh oh. I'm going to step on you some toes. But we have to have to have to balance our children's interaction with gaming consoles and television viewing before we end up raising a generation of kids who are able to move but unable to think for themselves. [00:29:31] (42 seconds)  #FosterIndependentMinds

We too many of us are telling our kids to do what I say not do what I do come on but they'll be easier as I bring this to a close to walk this Christian walk if they see you doing it they're able to be holy if they see you being holy and you do that because you love them so God is calling us to raise rich kids kids who are respected who are intellectual who are career minded and who are holy that's what God is calling us to raise and I pray that we as parents we'll do that to the best of our abilities amen amen [00:43:31] (49 seconds)  #LeadByExample