Aug. 22, 2024
Parenting Gold
How do you balance discipline with making everyday tasks fun for children?
In this episode, we draw inspiration from Proverbs 22:6 and explore how essential consistency, joy, and self-control are in parenting and everyday life. "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it." Whether you're a parent or not, today's devotional is packed with practical advice and spiritual encouragement for everyone.
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You're listening to the my Morning Devotional podcast, episode 1079. And today's Devo is called Parenting Gold. Hey there. We're the Alessis, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time.
00:00:21.333 --> 00:01:00.908
That's why we partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the my morning Devotional podcast. Good morning, everybody, and happy Thursday. My name is Stephanie. I have loved talking to you all this week. It's been really fun to share my heart on Bible verses and some of the personal lessons that I'm walking out. So today I will be actually talking about parenting. But of course, if you don't have children, you will love this as well because I want to speak to the people that have kids and the ones that don't have kids. So just stay tuned. Trust me, you will like this lesson.
00:01:01.084 --> 00:01:26.682
Also, if you like this lesson on parenting, I just wanted to let you know that my family does a podcast called the family business with the Alessis. And it's on Spotify, it's on YouTube, and we talk a lot about parenting. And if you just need any direction, put our name in on YouTube and you will find a so much from us that you will absolutely love. So just want to let you know that. But let's dive into this.
00:01:26.745 --> 00:02:12.860
Proverbs 22 six says, start children off on the way they should go. And even when they are old, they will not turn from it. I'm sure some of you guys already know, but my husband and I, we have two babies, Gianna and Matthew. And we really love to figure out what are the ways that we can improve our parenting, what kind of things work, what doesn't work. This is like the generation of obsessive parenting where we want to find out how do we parent perfectly. And we are finding out that there is no way to parent perfectly. It's just a fun. You got to figure it out as you go. And every child is different, and it is a fun journey, to say the least. And of course, it's turning out that the way our parents did, it ended up being some of the best ways.
00:02:13.199 --> 00:02:45.066
One thing that my husband and I, we have really learned. Now, again, my oldest child, Gianna, she's only two years old. So we have barely scratched the surface on what parenting is. But one thing that we have learned that works is consistency and joy. And, you know, and we have learned that now that she's only two years old. We have to tell her things 50 times before she gets it. We have to tell her, sit down with your whole, you have to sit on the chair for you to eat your dinner.
00:02:45.217 --> 00:03:25.639
Don't hit your baby brother. Don't steal things from your baby brother. And we have to say it over and over and over again until she actually gets it. And it does work because I've noticed that after about a month of me telling her something, she eventually gets it. It's about being nonstop consistent, but also it's about being joyful, I've discovered. So I can't just force her to be at the dinner table and hope that she understands the manners of the dinner table. I have to make it fun. I have to make it joyful. I have to laugh with her and make jokes with her and ask her what she's thinking and what is she eating and what movies is she watching and the whole thing. I have to make it fun.
00:03:26.060 --> 00:03:40.819
And it's cool because these little lessons that I'm teaching my daughter at two years old are already lessons that challenge me and it challenges me to reflect on myself, you know, am I being an example of joy at all times?
00:03:40.979 --> 00:03:51.836
Am I being an example of consistency, of self control? Because creating a good example for our children is starting them off in the way that they should go.
00:03:52.027 --> 00:04:10.132
And the cool thing about the Bible, when it says a demand, you can also take that as a promise, where when it tells me that if I start my children off in the way they should go, then I can trust the word. And when it says that when they are old, they will not depart from it.
00:04:10.235 --> 00:04:51.598
So if I do my job, which is setting a good example, which is teaching them consistently how to be joyful, how to use self control, then I can trust that when I do my small part, God's going to do his big part and raise my child so that when they are old, they will not turn from it. But I have to do my part, which is teaching them consistently, which is teaching them joy. And I can't give up. Parents don't grow weary in doing good. You're doing the right thing by being consistent. I know it's so easy to let it go of a few things, and you're so sick of always having to discipline them. But don't grow weary.
00:04:51.774 --> 00:05:39.394
Keep disciplining them. Do it because you love your child. Do it because you trust God will make them strong christians when they are older so that they will not depart from it. And to those that don't have children. My challenge to you today is, are you being an example of joy? Are you a consistent person? Do you use self control? Because us, as parents, we don't realize how much our children are watching us. And for you, if you don't have children, you never know who's watching you. You don't know if a boss is watching you. You don't know if a coworker is watching you. You don't know if you have a little sibling who's watching your every move or hearing your every word. You don't know who's watching you from afar. So that's my challenge to you. Parents, don't grow wearying doing good.
00:05:39.482 --> 00:05:43.305
Stay consistent. Stay joyful. Use self control.
00:05:43.458 --> 00:06:48.757
And for those that aren't parents, follow that same route. Because all of us can agree on one thing. People are watching us everywhere we go. And we can influence people with our actions. We can influence our children with our actions. We never know who's watching. So let's pray, guys. God, we thank you for our children. We thank you for our life. We thank you for the people in our life that we get to be an example to. But, father, we pray for a slight conviction and a fear in our hearts wherever we go so that we can do the right thing to in front of our children, in front of our spouses, in front of our coworkers, in front of our family. We pray right now that we will always be reminded of the people watching us. God, we do it all to essentially please you. And that when we do set out to be consistent and joyful and self controlled people, we could just be a good christian so that we can glorify your name. We do it all to please you and to glorify you. So we thank you and we worship you.
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And in Jesus name we all pray. Amen. And amen.
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So there you have it. Your five minute daily dose of heaven.
00:06:56.550 --> 00:07:13.800
Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now. Until tomorrow, we pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.
00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:21.198
You're listening to the my Morning Devotional podcast, episode 1079. And today's Devo is called Parenting Gold. Hey there. We're the Alessis, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time.
00:00:21.333 --> 00:01:00.908
That's why we partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the my morning Devotional podcast. Good morning, everybody, and happy Thursday. My name is Stephanie. I have loved talking to you all this week. It's been really fun to share my heart on Bible verses and some of the personal lessons that I'm walking out. So today I will be actually talking about parenting. But of course, if you don't have children, you will love this as well because I want to speak to the people that have kids and the ones that don't have kids. So just stay tuned. Trust me, you will like this lesson.
00:01:01.084 --> 00:01:26.682
Also, if you like this lesson on parenting, I just wanted to let you know that my family does a podcast called the family business with the Alessis. And it's on Spotify, it's on YouTube, and we talk a lot about parenting. And if you just need any direction, put our name in on YouTube and you will find a so much from us that you will absolutely love. So just want to let you know that. But let's dive into this.
00:01:26.745 --> 00:02:12.860
Proverbs 22 six says, start children off on the way they should go. And even when they are old, they will not turn from it. I'm sure some of you guys already know, but my husband and I, we have two babies, Gianna and Matthew. And we really love to figure out what are the ways that we can improve our parenting, what kind of things work, what doesn't work. This is like the generation of obsessive parenting where we want to find out how do we parent perfectly. And we are finding out that there is no way to parent perfectly. It's just a fun. You got to figure it out as you go. And every child is different, and it is a fun journey, to say the least. And of course, it's turning out that the way our parents did, it ended up being some of the best ways.
00:02:13.199 --> 00:02:45.066
One thing that my husband and I, we have really learned. Now, again, my oldest child, Gianna, she's only two years old. So we have barely scratched the surface on what parenting is. But one thing that we have learned that works is consistency and joy. And, you know, and we have learned that now that she's only two years old. We have to tell her things 50 times before she gets it. We have to tell her, sit down with your whole, you have to sit on the chair for you to eat your dinner.
00:02:45.217 --> 00:03:25.639
Don't hit your baby brother. Don't steal things from your baby brother. And we have to say it over and over and over again until she actually gets it. And it does work because I've noticed that after about a month of me telling her something, she eventually gets it. It's about being nonstop consistent, but also it's about being joyful, I've discovered. So I can't just force her to be at the dinner table and hope that she understands the manners of the dinner table. I have to make it fun. I have to make it joyful. I have to laugh with her and make jokes with her and ask her what she's thinking and what is she eating and what movies is she watching and the whole thing. I have to make it fun.
00:03:26.060 --> 00:03:40.819
And it's cool because these little lessons that I'm teaching my daughter at two years old are already lessons that challenge me and it challenges me to reflect on myself, you know, am I being an example of joy at all times?
00:03:40.979 --> 00:03:51.836
Am I being an example of consistency, of self control? Because creating a good example for our children is starting them off in the way that they should go.
00:03:52.027 --> 00:04:10.132
And the cool thing about the Bible, when it says a demand, you can also take that as a promise, where when it tells me that if I start my children off in the way they should go, then I can trust the word. And when it says that when they are old, they will not depart from it.
00:04:10.235 --> 00:04:51.598
So if I do my job, which is setting a good example, which is teaching them consistently how to be joyful, how to use self control, then I can trust that when I do my small part, God's going to do his big part and raise my child so that when they are old, they will not turn from it. But I have to do my part, which is teaching them consistently, which is teaching them joy. And I can't give up. Parents don't grow weary in doing good. You're doing the right thing by being consistent. I know it's so easy to let it go of a few things, and you're so sick of always having to discipline them. But don't grow weary.
00:04:51.774 --> 00:05:39.394
Keep disciplining them. Do it because you love your child. Do it because you trust God will make them strong christians when they are older so that they will not depart from it. And to those that don't have children. My challenge to you today is, are you being an example of joy? Are you a consistent person? Do you use self control? Because us, as parents, we don't realize how much our children are watching us. And for you, if you don't have children, you never know who's watching you. You don't know if a boss is watching you. You don't know if a coworker is watching you. You don't know if you have a little sibling who's watching your every move or hearing your every word. You don't know who's watching you from afar. So that's my challenge to you. Parents, don't grow wearying doing good.
00:05:39.482 --> 00:05:43.305
Stay consistent. Stay joyful. Use self control.
00:05:43.458 --> 00:06:48.757
And for those that aren't parents, follow that same route. Because all of us can agree on one thing. People are watching us everywhere we go. And we can influence people with our actions. We can influence our children with our actions. We never know who's watching. So let's pray, guys. God, we thank you for our children. We thank you for our life. We thank you for the people in our life that we get to be an example to. But, father, we pray for a slight conviction and a fear in our hearts wherever we go so that we can do the right thing to in front of our children, in front of our spouses, in front of our coworkers, in front of our family. We pray right now that we will always be reminded of the people watching us. God, we do it all to essentially please you. And that when we do set out to be consistent and joyful and self controlled people, we could just be a good christian so that we can glorify your name. We do it all to please you and to glorify you. So we thank you and we worship you.
00:06:48.853 --> 00:06:52.649
And in Jesus name we all pray. Amen. And amen.
00:06:52.949 --> 00:06:56.430
So there you have it. Your five minute daily dose of heaven.
00:06:56.550 --> 00:07:13.800
Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now. Until tomorrow, we pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.