Liberating Lesson

The cares of life are choking the strength out of families. Financial challenges, underemployment, depression, and addictions are just a few of the things that pull parents away from their families. Today, many parents are too worried, too busy, and too overwhelmed to take time with their children. As a result, we find many children sexting, murdering, failing school, doing drugs, and having babies. In Proverbs 3, we find Solomon—a busy king with 700 wives and 300 concubines—making time to teach his son how to live. How can the Black church as a spiritual community empower parents to become active participants in their children’s lives, in spite of life’s challenges?

Application for Activation

If it is not us personally, then we all know people who are struggling to raise their children. Try your best not to judge yourself or them as bad parents, and commit to do better yourself, or to help them do better. Pray for direction, and ask God for help. Do something productive this week: find a counselor, attend a parenting support group, talk with your pastor or other godly parents, get active in your child’s school, and talk to your child. With God, it is possible to restore and resurrect parent-child relationships.

Liberating Lensson and Application for Activation

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