Five Biggest Mistakes Parents Make // Family Works: Making Family Life EASIER [Part 4]

1. Avoiding Short-Term Pain 

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” 1 Corinthians 13:4

“Love suffers long …”  1 Corinthians 13:4a (KJV)

“Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: ‘This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.’” Luke 2:34-35

“You are being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might, so that you might patiently endure everything with joy.” Colossians 1:11 (ISV)

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” Hebrews 12:11

2. Failing To Discipline Our Kids

“He knew that his sons refused to respect me, and he let them get away with it, even though I said I would punish his family forever.” 1 Samuel 3:13 (CEV)

“And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.” Hebrews 12: 5-6, 8

3. Playing Favorites 

“As the boys grew, Esau became a skillful hunter, while Jacob was a quiet sort who liked to stay at home. Isaac’s favorite was Esau, because of the venison he brought home, and Rebekah’s favorite was Jacob.” Genesis 25:27-28 (LB)

“There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”   Proverbs 12:18 (ESV)

“Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was the child of his old age. And he made him an elaborately embroidered coat. When his brothers realized that their father loved him more than them, they grew to hate him.” 

Genesis 37:3-4 (Mes)

4. Toxic Relationship Between Dad And Mom

“If a family divides itself into groups which fight each other, that family will fall apart.” Mark 3:25 (GNT)

5. Failing To Celebrate What Is Right

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11