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  • Christ in the Centre of Everyday Parenting

    Christ in the Centre of Everyday Parenting

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    I’m not sure there is any one model for parenting. It’s a bit of a fashion industry really. It’s equally hard to advocate any particular model for Christian parenting, and I think the Bible allows a great deal of freedom for different parenting styles. Still, there are certain “markers” you would expect to see, if Christ is in the centre of everyday parenting. These might be some of them:

    Love (and boundaries).

    Love implies boundaries. There is no tradeoff between love and discipline. Discipline is an expression of love. Love is incomplete without discipline. Our kids need to know that we are for them, the way Jesus is: embracing them as they are no matter what, but also helping them to change and grow.

    Prayer and bible.

    If Christ is at the centre, prayer and bible reading will be part of the rhythm of family life. Jesus is not at the centre of our family if we don’t ever speak to him, or let him speak to us. If he is, your children will hear their parents pray for them, and pray with them. They will see their parents opening the bible for a word from God. Prayer and bible reading will be as natural as making toast or hanging out the washing. If it is, it models the kind of dependence that says “this family could not function without Jesus”.

    Getting caught.

    Kids don’t like to get caught by their parents, but parents should be hoping against hope to get caught by their kids. When your kids “catch” you reading the bible, or praying, or talking about Jesus outside of the formal routine it is an incredibly powerful witness. Nothing says “this is real” like catching dad on his knees at the end of the bed, or overhearing mom gospel a friend on the phone. The old adage might just be true in this case: more is caught than is taught.

    Taking the gap.

    This mark is close to the previous one. The formal routine is the daily bread of Christian parenting, but the unplanned “event” is the gourmet meal. The conversation on the way to the hardware shop; the hard question after prayers at bedtime; the punch-up at school that opens a window into the heart for the gospel to shine – this stuff is potent. The routine, the rhythm and life together put you in a place to take these gaps as Christian parents. You need to be ready to take them.

    Being ready to fail.

    If you think you are not going to fail occasionally as a parent, then I’m not sure Christ is at the centre… If he is, he’s calling you to model Christian failure to your kids. A big part of that is saying you are sorry.

    Saying you’re sorry.

    If Christ is at the centre, you are free to humble yourself and apologise to your children. If you mean it, you would have already said it to God. If you mean it, it will come with a heartfelt desire to turn away from the sin that brought about the apology, in the power of the Spirit.

    Having Christ in the centre.

    Parenting with Christ in the centre only works if Christ is in the centre. Your centre. If he isn’t, nothing will be more harmful to your children than pretending he is. Religion or moralism dressed up as Christian parenting will poison your children off the gospel. Rather buy a Dr Phil book and go with that. Or infinitely better, why not invite Christ into the centre?[/fusion_text]

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  • Christ in the Centre of Your Friendships

    Christ in the Centre of Your Friendships

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    “Get friends that make: sin look bad, God look big, grace look tangible and the Gospel look true” – Jackie Hill Perry

    I saw the above quote on twitter which is pretty cool because the influence of people and various friendships that have come and gone over the years has been something I have been thinking of over the past couple of weeks. This made me think even more so that I’ll take it as a guideline (and a God send… cause’ I’m so bad with headings) and just work around that for this blog.

    1. Make sin look bad

    Amidst great pressure or sometimes none at all, when we are idle and disengaged, it is at this point we tend to forget or simply ignore what we know. We desensitise ourselves to the working of the Holy Spirit and the desire to sin becomes so great. We choose to not exercise the gift of self-control and give in. Thinking we still have it together, we don’t realise it, but we slowly lose our will power to fight the fight against sin. We start letting things slide. Just as the book of James states in Ch1:15, once we let sin bloom it leads to death. The moment between choosing to fight and choosing to surrender isn’t as brief as we think. In those moments it has always been the company I keep and their attitude towards sin that has reminded me that I am in a fight and must do just that. It may not be something said directly to me, for we all know when it comes to sin we become very skilled at hiding. So No, it won’t be that, but it will be something as small as a friend being honest in a situation where they could have lied. Or hearing the statement “As a bible believing Christian (fill in the blank)”. Or the hardest one, the one that makes me want to sink into a hole never to be seen again, when someone asks me to pray for them in their struggle with sin. Now THAT’S when it gets real. I always appreciate God and the people he has sent me when moments like that come. If I can appreciate my friend who reminds me I’m on a sort of, ‘sugar free’ eating plan when I want cake, I can appreciate God’s saving grace when I am reminded of the cost of sin.

    2. Make God look big

    I spend my daily existence in a whirlwind of emotions and I can’t tell you how many times I have sat with friends and family frustrated with life and overwhelmed and desperate for immediate solutions. And then one of them will casually say “Well God is sovereign”, “God is still on the throne”, “No matter what is happening, the point is to become like Christ” or simply, “Have you prayed about it?” God knows we get caught up in ourselves, we make mountains out of molehills and lose perspective of who He is when faced with major trials or victories. Col 3:2 calls us to maintain our focus on Christ which is so important because the moment we get consumed by what is in front of us, we forget him all together. In my opinion, it is in times of extreme victory and extreme loss where we need to maintain correct perspective the most. The Lord does a stunning job of this in Job 38 when He finally responds to all of Job’s frustrations. Without the correct perspective of who God is and his intent, a storm can seem eternal and a little ray of sun falling on our heads can cause us to believe it exists solely for us.

    3. Grace look tangible

    One of my personal favourite things to do is to ask people about their stories of coming to faith in Christ or just something pivotal in their walk with God. When concepts around my faith seem abstract or somewhat unreal, it is stories like that, which remind me what a miracle and privilege it is to be in communion with God and part of a family of believers. And that makes me want to dig deeper. It is seeing lives completely transformed by the Gospel, people literally becoming new creations before my eyes that leaves me in awe. It is seeing those who once rejected Christ stand against everything, including blood relatives for the sake of the faith. It is in seeing those who have been wronged, forgive and choose love. Hearing of the successful businessman who gave it all up for the sake of being more present in his family. I mention such because as sinful beings, that is not who we are naturally. We are more inclined to be self-satisfying and seeking therefore, seeing such transformations can only come by the grace of God and the working of the Holy Spirit. Being in such company reminds me that God is working on me too and to not shift from where he has placed me. It serves as an encouragement to simply stick with Jesus.

    4. The Gospel Look True

    I would say this one links quite closely to the above paragraph, however I’ll extend this to our everyday living as Christians. One of most frustrating things for me to witness are believers who compartmentalise. That is, if their life was a wheel, their faith is just one spoke or section instead of it being at the centre. The issue with such a way of life is that the Gospel becomes stifled, crippled to do the complete work God has intended in our lives. It may be convenient for us as we can avoid certain areas of darkness and not acknowledge we will be held accountable one day. However, when the Gospel is the centre of the wheel this changes everything; how we live, work, play, spend our money, spend our time, love etc. etc. It goes on and on. Sometimes it’s hard, I mean it took me forever to host people in my home, because I love my space uninterrupted. But seeing friends do this encouraged me to do the same and now, looking back, I know I have come a long way when someone invites themselves over and I’m okay with it. But the work isn’t done, I’ll know I have made it when I am okay with sleepovers.

    In Closing…

    The Gospel is God’s power to save, and it redeems all areas of our lives. It is not the means to be with God in eternity but the means to live as he has created us NOW. If that is what you believe then you need people who can constantly display what that looks like. Coming from a broken home, we need Gospel centred families to display what God families to be. Coming from a context where the most violent offenders are men, we need Christ like men to display true manhood. In spaces where women are taught that their greatest assets are their body parts we need bible believing women to display that being made “in the image of God” is far more that the beauty God gives us. The list goes on but most of these changes happen in community, not in isolation.
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  • Christ in the Center of How You Use Social Media

    Christ in the Center of How You Use Social Media

    By Paul Ntini

    Just like you, l am constantly finding myself browsing through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Recently I’ve begun to think about how l present myself on social media, especially as a follower of Christ. I’m not an expert but I will share what I found out.

    Consistent with the Word

    Ask yourself, “What am I sharing or posting or even saying on social media? Is it in-line with what I claim to believe?” (1 Timothy 4 verse 16). Stop and think how your post will make Jesus look? Being His representatives should cause us to reflect on how we speak and act. This includes what we say and do on Twitter and Facebook .We should look at scripture and analyse our lives closely.

    Listen and Understand

    Read your post once, and then again. What would you say if you were on the receiving end of it? When you are commenting or giving an opinion on a post, how would you take it? You need to listen to what is actually being said rather than what you think is being said. You need to think critically. Be quick to listen, slow to speak and to become angry, especially when you ‘think’ the post is about you (in most cases this is a false presumption).

    Do not post and just say whatever you want to say. Remember for every idle word we speak we will give an account on the day of judgement (Matthew 12:36, 37). Therefore examine your heart, because out of your heart, your mouth speaks (James 3). If your heart is ugly, you will say things you shouldn’t and it’s not something you can control (Despite why you think). Changing the heart starts with trusting in Christ and spending time daily in his word (James 1:23 – 24). It also means, in the spur of the moment, instead of responding in anger to a post, considering your own heart and deciding the best action. That may mean consulting other Christians or maybe… maybe you shouldn’t respond at all.

    Angry and Irritated? STOP

    Stop, stop, stop posting if you are angry or irritated, for where there is anger godlessness is always right there. “The anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God” (James 1 :20). Another option is to pray for yourself and the other person. We are called to be a family of believers (Ephesians 1:5), one that is attractive to non-believers (1 Peter 2:12). Anger only breaks down relationships. Instead, it makes sense to consider wisely ways of replacing your anger with ways that will encourage or build up others. Praying, and not posting can go a long way to strengthening a family or looking attractive. If you really feel you need to speak to the person, don’t do it over social media, and rather speak to the person face to face.

    Nowhere in the bible is ‘shaming in a public platform’ acceptable in any instant, so why do it? Attitude is the cornerstone of life, having a loving attitude is helping another person. It is important to remember that tearing someone down with words can stay in a person’s long term memory for many years. What’s worse on social media is that you cannot delete it and everyone can see it.

    Stirring the Pot

    Naturally we love controversy, because we are sinful. In our culture everything is one click away and everyone has an online platform of followers overflowing with opinions. Stay away from silly myths and old wives tales. Let us train ourselves to have nothing to do with godless conversations (1 Timothy 4 verse 7). Most controversies on social media have nothing to do with Christ. We should stop starting fights on social media, keep our mouths shut and spare ourselves a world of troubles.

    Promotion

    May we please promote Christ and his word on social media rather than ourselves? Have you thought about how it would actually look like if we all promoted Christ and his redeeming, amazing grace on social networks? We love to promote how happy we are and how amazing our lives are (which most of the time are lies anyway). We want more likes and more followers. If we are sincere in our walk with Christ, we should be making others want to follow Jesus in all of life. That includes social media.

    Remember, “All things were created for Him and by him “(Colossians 1 verse 16). We need to show people what Christ is doing with his creation that exalts him. Share upcoming events at your local church and what is happening in the life of the church. Share sermons with your friends, as well as what Christ is doing through his people. As believers our primary identity is in Christ and not in likes and followers. Our validation comes from the God not Instagram.

    Wisdom from the word

    “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise” (Proverbs 10:2)

    “For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, and for cursing and lying which they speak” (Psalm 59:12)

    “For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God.” (Ecclesiastes 5:3)
    “Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers” (2 Timothy 2:14)
    “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths , but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs , that it may benefit those who listen“ (Ephesians 4 : 29)

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