How Does My Faith Journey Impact My Parenting?

09/25/23 • 28 min

Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful FAITH
Melanie and Christy talk about the beautiful example our own faith journey can be for our kid(s) as they are navigating their own.
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How have you seen your faith journey impact your parenting?
There are 5 things we encouraged you to do as you seek to model a life of faith to your kids: (1) Foster curiosity in your children about faith. (2) Be a safe space for your kids to ask questions. (3) Seek the beauty of Jesus together. (4) Share what you are learning with your children. (5) Lead and love with a balance of grace and truth. In the next week, which one of those would you like to be more intentional about practicing? Share specific examples of what this might look like for you.
Share some ways you can be praying for one another in your parenting and use the words of Psalm 86:11-12 as a prayer.

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Recommended resources for today’s topic:

For Kids: Faith & Kids Conversation Cards from the Daily Grace Co.
For Teens:Faith Foundations for Teens | A Study on the Basics of Christianity from The Daily Grace Co.
Book on Mothering: Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler
App for the Whole Family: New City Catechism Mobile App (modern-day resource aimed at helping children and adults alike learn the core doctrines of the Christian faith via 52 questions and answers)—The app makes it easy to take all 52 questions and answers with you wherever you go!
Article on Mothering: Passing Down a Journey of Faith by Parent Cue

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(1) Invite one or several friends to meet with you a couple of times a month. (2) Listen to the podcast on your own time. (3) Get together and discuss the episode.

Discussion questions for today's episode:

How have you seen your faith journey impact your parenting?
There are 5 things we encouraged you to do as you seek to model a life of faith to your kids: (1) Foster curiosity in your children about faith. (2) Be a safe space for your kids to ask questions. (3) Seek the beauty of Jesus together. (4) Share what you are learning with your children. (5) Lead and love with a balance of grace and truth. In the next week, which one of those would you like to be more intentional about practicing? Share specific examples of what this might look like for you.
Share some ways you can be praying for one another in your parenting and use the words of Psalm 86:11-12 as a prayer.

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Recommended resources for today’s topic:

For Kids: Faith & Kids Conversation Cards from the Daily Grace Co.
For Teens:Faith Foundations for Teens | A Study on the Basics of Christianity from The Daily Grace Co.
Book on Mothering: Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler
App for the Whole Family: New City Catechism Mobile App (modern-day resource aimed at helping children and adults alike learn the core doctrines of the Christian faith via 52 questions and answers)—The app makes it easy to take all 52 questions and answers with you wherever you go!
Article on Mothering: Passing Down a Journey of Faith by Parent Cue

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Previous Episode

What Is Beautiful Faith? And Why Does It Matter?

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Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful FAITH

Melanie and Christy talk about what faith is and why it matters to them. ...
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(1) Invite one or several friends to meet with you a couple of times a month. (2) Listen to the podcast on your own time. (3) Get together and discuss the episode.

Discussion questions for today's episode:

What is faith to you?
What is lovely about it? What is messy about it?
Who is a mom you know who exemplifies beautiful faith? How do you see their faith lived out?
Read Hebrews 10:39-11:1. What might it look like for you to not “shrink back” and have a faith that has confidence in what is not seen [God]?
Check out this PDF for writing out your faith story

Recommended resources for today’s topic:

Fun kid’s book about making something beautiful out of something messy: Beautiful Oops! By Barney Satlzberg
Help your kids begin to learn about faith through the captivating story of scripture with resources from thebiggeststory.com.
For Teens:Faith Foundations for Teens | A Study on the Basics of Christianity from The Daily Grace Co.
Book: Essential Christianity: The Heart of the Gospel in Ten Words by JD Greer
Book: All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore
Online Essay: “Trusting God” by Kirk Wellum
Sermon Series: “Faithful Lives” from Grace Community Church

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Beautiful Mess: Seeking Jesus, Finding Beautiful FAITH
Melanie and Christy talk about what it looks like to seek Jesus through the practice of reading scripture. We know it can feel daunting and overwhelming, or like you don’t have the time or space to add it into your hectic schedule. Listen in as they share tips and encouragement for why scripture is necessary to building your faith and finding help for the big stuff, the ordinary stuff, and everything in between.
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Discussion questions

Finish the thought: Reading scripture feels...
What things contribute to your positive thoughts around reading scripture? What things contribute to the not-so-positive feelings?
What is something you can do to combat excuses/barriers you feel about building a regular rhythm of reading scripture?
Share anything you heard today that shifted your view of reading scripture.
What are you specifically asking for help for today? Share and commit to praying for one another.
Pray beautiful Truth Psalm 121 together.

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