unleashed potential!

I recently read a book called “Making the Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Kid’s Week” by Sue Miller (for us that is the best TWO HOURS…lol). Here is a powerful statement she made.

The One who runs the WHOLE world in His hand could have ushered in a man or a woman to donate a lunch. (think about that…He really could have.)

But God took what a child had to offer and UNLEASHED some SERIOUS kingdom potential. (Stop and think how this affected the crowd.)

EVERY child is BURSTING with KINGDOM POTENTIAL!!! (EVERY CHILD!)

Begin asking God to help you see in EVERY CHILD the KINGDOM POTENTIAL that He wants to RELEASE and then cry out to God and ask Him to allow you to be a part of RELEASING that potential.

Hey dads…you are a leader…check out this blog!

www.competentcounseling.com/2009/10/16/you-are-a-leader/

As a boy or girl thinketh in their heart

PROVERBS 23:7
AS A MAN THINKS IN HIS HEART, SO IS HE.

I was on the middle school basketball team. I loved basketball. At the end of the season the coach approached me and said, “Russ, you probably aren’t good enough to play at the next level.” My first day in high school I find out that the new varsity basketball coach was who else? Yep! My middle school coach became the varsity coach. I believed what he said so I didn’t go out for basketball during high school. My last day of high school the Junior Varsity Coach approached me and asked, “Russ, why didn’t you ever try out for the basketball team.” My response, “Cause Coach Garner told me I wasn’t good enough.” His response, “I disagree. I saw you play and if you tried out you would have played for me.” Ouch!

We go back to the heart issue. Everything we do we do from the heart. What determines the path we take comes from what we believe in our heart.

Proverbs 23:7 As a man thinks in his heart so is he.

Or so does he become…..

Parents need to be extra careful with the words of their mouth. Over the years in ministry children believe what their parents say about them especially if they hear it enough.

“You’re not college material.”

“You’re just like your dad, lazy.”

“You’re not good at math.”

But Russ I’m just telling the truth. You’re telling what you believe in your heart and you are planting those same seeds in the heart of your child.

The more your son or daughter hear you say that the more they begin to believe it . Therefore you have set the direction for their life.

The more they hear that the more they believe it and if they begin to believe that in their heart the higher percentage there is for them to become that…

After high school graduation I went to a two year college. I transferred after one year. I took a PE Course on basketball during that first year. The basketball coach was my instructor during that class. He asked me if I was returning next year. I told him I would be transferring. He told me if I changed my mind to please come out for the basketball team.

Coaches, Teachers and Parents need to be careful what they say about children. They may just believe it in their heart.

Idea for Proverbs4Parents

Proverbs in the bible is a book on wisdom.  David wrote this book for his son who became one of the wisest kings ever.  There was a book written called Proverbs for Kids that took several different proverbs and pulled them together into specific topics such as: Good Judgement, Common Sense, Motives, Attitudes, Hating Evil, Being Trustworthy, Responsibility and many more.

Lisa and I used a book  in our discipline process.  We used it because we wanted to impart wisdom into Nathaniel and Meghan’s heart.

 We will explain in future blogs how this book factored into the discipline process, but for now this is where the concept of Proverbs4Parents came from.  

Proverbs4Parents will eventually be a book, but it isn’t one of those books you have to read from beginning to end.  It will be one of those books that you can pick up periodically, read it, and apply the principle to better your parenting. 

Most parenting books are so full of information on how to raise kids that it can be overwhelming.  I believe if we can get parents to do JUST ONE THING differently this week or this month then it will have an impact on their family.

Our prayer is that these blogs on Proverbs4Parents will be beneficial for you and your family.