Daily Archives: April 20, 2016

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Do You Require Obedience For Love?

Do your kids think that you are only pleased with them if they obey? Do your kids think that the gospel means that they must be good so God will love them? Do your kids think that they must be good for you to like them, for you to love and delight in them? To answer that question listen to the way your children talk about the gospel. You may be thinking that children seldom talk about the gospel. But actually, they do. Listen to your children talk. Listen to what makes them happy or sad. Listen to what they say about how you love them. “Mommy, I’m sorry I make you angry.” “Daddy, I won’t do it again.” “Why […]