Mercy

I pray we will call out to the Lord for His strength, patience,and mercy

By: Tracy Allen, Elementary School Principal

The countdown is on and summer is officially 9 days away! Before the last bell rings, I highly encourage you to read chapter 14 of Parenting by Paul Tripp. Read it in May. Read it again in June and July. His final chapter, Mercy, shares such important truths as we head into summer with our children. Tripp reminds us:

“Mercy is about being firm and unyielding and loving at the same time. It is about refusing to indulge your irritation and your anger … It’s about refusing to motivate your children by shame and threat.”

“His mercy toward us provides the only hope that we will have what we need to respond with mercy toward our children. As we require ourselves to daily reflect on the mercy we are constantly receiving, need and gratitude soften our hearts and make us more ready and able to give to our children what we have received from our Father in Heaven.” 

“God is working on you through your children, so that He can work through you for your children.”

“Don’t treat opportunities like hassles. Here’s the problem every parent faces: your best opportunities to get at issues of the heart in your children won’t be on your schedule.”

What if we went before the Lord each morning with recognition and gratitude for the rich mercy that has been poured upon us? What if we actually asked our merciful Savior for opportunities to address our child’s heart? Would it change our view of these “hassles”? Ready or not, these opportunities are running through our doors every single day. Parenting is a high calling! I pray we will call out to the Lord for His strength, patience, and mercy as we speak into the hearts of our precious children.