Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)
Sometimes I discipline my child like I’m his umpire: “Strike three, you are OUT!” Such discipline is divisive: it’s mom vs. child.
But a family is a team, so we ought to work together, not against one another, for everyone’s benefit. Instead of umpire, I ought to be my child’s coach and work with him to overcome any weaknesses.
Dear LORD, it’s too easy to fall into a pattern of being an umpire of my child instead of a coach. Help me establish patterns of behavior and speech that communicate to my child that I am on his team, that I am for him and not against him. Give me words that encourage and help him, not condemn him with parental anger. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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