Do you feel like trusting God, especially when you feel totally out of control, is even harder than when life is normal and expected?
What about in the face of fear, especially after a trauma or unexpected trial?
If you find yourself tempted to take matters in your own hand and push God aside, especially when it comes to trusting God with your kids, then this episode is for you.
On this episode of the More to Be Podcast, I’m joined by Shelly Wildman, a mom to three adult daughters and a writer and speaker from her home in Wheaton, Illinois. She is the author of a profoundly helpful parenting book, First Ask Why: Raising Kids to Love God through Intentional Discipleship, and is a woman of great faith when it comes to trusting God with her children, in spite of the trauma she experienced during her own childhood.
Shelly inspires us to leave our loves in God’s hands and trust Him to accomplish His great purposes in the face of our own fears. At a time when the Coronavirus pandemic has swept our world, this episode speaks to the importance of trusting God with the unknown and the importance of becoming a support system to each other.
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Highlights
Wherever you are, be all there. – Jim Elliot
Find joy in the moment. – Shelly
It is a very great thing that God did for me, because He loves me so much. -Shelly
God showed me that He is worth following and dedicating my life to. – Shelly
I had a choice to make. As a mom, would I trust God with my girls? – Shelly
Out of fear, I could have kept my children from the very places that God chose to use to draw them to Him. – Shelly
Our brains heal through patterned, predictable, and rhythmic relationships and experiences. – Lisa
We’re not meant to walk through life alone. – Lisa
As a parent of adult children, you never stop worrying. – Shelly
Little people, little problems. Big people, big problems. – Shelly
I can’t be god for my children. – Shelly
The only thing we can really do for our adult children is to pray for them and check in on them. – Shelly
God, I will praise you in the good and praise you in the bad. – Lisa
We are here to be those bright lights in this generation. – Shelly
God calls us as a family to shine together. – Shelly
Mentions | Links | Resources
- Meet Shelly Wildman at https://www.shellywildman.com/
- Philippians 2
- First Ask Why: Raising Kids to Love God Through Intentional Discipleship by Shelly Wildman
- Encounter God Bible Study
- Encounter God: 52 Scripture Cards
- CALM Anxiety Strategy Cards
- Equine-Assisted Coaching
- Life Coach Training Course
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