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God always encourages us to persevere in everything we do. He never wants us to give up. That doesn’t just apply to our everyday routines; it also applies to our relationships. He wants us to persevere in our marriages, our friendships and with our families. He never wants us to give up, and He never wants us to give up on each other.

We can set the example for our kids by letting them see where our strength comes from. They will see how we handle arguments with friends and family. They will see how we forgive or don’t forgive others. They will see if we make peace or if we decide to hold a grudge. One of our key verses this week comes from Hebrews. Check it out:

“Try our best to live in peace with everyone…” Hebrews 12:14

God wants us to persevere in our relationships and wants us to try out best to make peace with everyone. That can be really hard at times. We all know that difficult person we work with or that family member who always has an opinion or maybe even someone in our own church family that we don’t get along with at times. God knows that we are all human, and because we are human – lets face it – we can be annoying at times. It happens. But again, our kids watch everything we do, including how we handle our annoyances.

So talk to your kids about what annoys them or who annoys them. Give them advice on how to handle it. It’s a great lesson they will use for the rest of their life.

See you Sunday!

The entire month of July we will be focusing on Persevering: refusing to give up when life gets hard.

That is a really difficult standard to live by. I’ve had friends and family lose loved ones way too early, I’ve seen family and friends be sick for long periods of time without any relief, and I’ve seen family and friends hurt from depression and baggage from their past.  It’s so easy to give up when these tough circumstances come out of nowhere.  It’s much easier to give up than to stand up and fight.

But as in most cases, God seems to operate backwards.  He doesn’t want us to give up, no matter what happens.  He wants us to stand firm and lean on him when things get too tough.

As parents, we have a lot of experience with heartaches and hurts – a lot more than our kids.  So it’s really important to set the example for them when we are right in the middle of hard times.  They mimic and mirror everything we do. But also, just because we need to show our kids what it means to persevere, God doesn’t expect us to be emotionless.  It’s ok to show your kids when you have fear, feel sad, or when you are upset.  But acting on those emotions sends another message.  Just remember that our feelings can’t be trusted.

Check out our memory verse to see the instructions that God gives us:

See you Sunday!