Every parent has mistakes in the rearview. The question isn’t whether you’ve fallen short — it’s whether guilt is still running your parenting today. If your head is stuck in the past, your influence in the present takes the hit.

It’s never too late to make a real difference. But that requires decisive change — not just good intentions. You can’t expect different outcomes when your responses, habits, and influence stay the same.

This isn’t about getting up to speed with normal Christian parenting — it has to be stronger than that. Parenting with a biblical lens, daily and intentionally, is required. The times demand more than previous generations of Christian parents were willing to give.

In this episode, you’ll get practical steps to break the guilt cycle and step into a new season of parenting — with the Lord’s help.

Here Are Some of the Main Points From This Episode:

• Regret cripples your present efforts by feeding discouragement
• If you repented of your mistakes, God forgives you completely and likely so will others if there’s a need to apologize to them.
• If you want change in your family you have to change
• Pay attention to what’s not working in your parenting approach with different children, those are the areas you likely need to make changes.
• Make sure the changes you’re making are grounded in biblical truth
• Read Courageous Parenting with your spouse to get your marriage aligned on the new changes that are required to start influencing stronger fruitfulness.
• Be encouraged to new action while trusting God to help make the changes

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  • Scriptures mentioned in this episode are:
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    • Philippians 12-14
    • Luke 9:62

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