Two Truths You Must Remember | 5 |
Truth One — There is a difference between responsibility and control | 5 |
Truth Two — There is almost always something deeper going on | 6 |
Pain | 6 |
Influence | 6 |
Desire | 6 |
What Is Really Going On Underneath | 8 |
It is rarely just an argument | 8 |
Three forces almost always at work | 8 |
Why this matters for you | 9 |
Biblical Cardiology — The Heart of the Matter | 10 |
The control center | 10 |
A heart submitted to Christ | 10 |
A heart not submitted to Christ | 10 |
Why this is hopeful | 11 |
The Discontentment Cycle — Theirs and Yours | 12 |
Passions | 12 |
Desire | 12 |
Coveting | 12 |
Fighting and quarreling | 12 |
The cycle in your child | 12 |
The cycle in you | 13 |
A better prayer | 13 |
Faithful Parenting in a New Season | 15 |
The shift | 15 |
Two temptations to resist | 15 |
Three Ongoing Ministries | 17 |
Ministry One — Stay present without compromising truth | 17 |
Ministry Two — Ask better questions than you give speeches | 17 |
Ministry Three — Keep the gospel central, not peripheral | 18 |
A word about study | 18 |
Where Is God in All of This? | 20 |
He is not absent | 20 |
Your most important work is prayer | 20 |
God’s pattern in Scripture | 20 |
One final thing | 21 |
A Parent’s Prayer Guide | 23 |
Day 1 — Adoration | 23 |
Day 2 — Confession | 23 |
Day 3 — Their Heart | 23 |
Day 4 — Their Desire | 23 |
Day 5 — Me as Their Parent | 23 |
Day 6 — Supplication | 24 |
Day 7 — Thanksgiving | 24 |
Scriptures to Return To | 25 |
When you are tempted to think it is all your fault | 25 |
When you need to see what is really going on in their heart | 25 |
When you need to know what kind of parent to be now | 25 |
When you need to know that God is not done | 25 |
When you need a place to stand in prayer | 25 |
How to Use This Book in a Group | 26 |
A simple eight-week plan | 26 |
Ground rules for the group | 26 |
A word to churches and small group leaders | 27 |
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