It’s Wednesday! Thanksgiving Eve! This is one of my favorite holidays, for many reasons. No matter what’s going on in the world or your little corner of it, we have so much to be grateful for. 🤟🏻
These “4 the Fam” midweek emails will be short, reflective, & actionable — structured to encourage you to press on to the end of the week, specifically in the leadership of your family.
1 Principle
God loves your children more than you do.
He knows what’s best for them more than you do.
He formed them — every particle of their being, every decision from an ancestor, every thought you’ve ever had for them, every possibility for their future.
God knew them before you ever held them.
He designed their personalities, their wiring, their gifts, their weaknesses, etc.
He is their Maker. You are their steward.
And He chose you to reflect and relay His Father-heart to them.
This week, let this truth lift the pressure to heal their present and create their future —
and remind you that you’re partnering with a Father who never gets tired or cranky, never pressures or panics, never stops working for their good.
1 Practice
Pick one area of your children’s lives that you tend to micromanage — behavior, performance, routines, appearance, etc. — and surrender it to the Lord.
Bonus: Pick one area of your children’s lives you need to pursue with more diligence — and ask the Lord what faithful stewardship looks like there.
1 Prompt
Where might God be inviting me to prepare my child — not push them (or hold them back) — for what’s ahead in their lives?
1 Passage
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” — Psalm 127:3
Turn this into a prayer for your family leadership this week:
Father — Thank You that my children belong to You before they belong to me. Teach me to steward them with wisdom, diligence, and trust. Help me parent from peace, not fear — from faith, not control. Shape them through Your love in ways I never could. They are a gift, a reward. Amen.
By the way…
If you want to sign up for the “7-Day Family Reset”, you can do that here!
It’s a free email course that walks you through simplifying 1 area of your family life each day for 1 week.
People continue to reach out to me and tell me how helpful it’s been for them, making life a touch less chaotic. Thank you guys!
Love to you all. 🤟🏻
