MOMENTS FOR MOMS
Good Self-Esteem for Your Child
By Kimberly Snider
Missionary to the Philippines
CBN.com
- "You have been my hope, O Sovereign Lord, my confidence
since my youth" (Psalm 71:5).
"The Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot
from being snared" (Proverbs 3:26).
If our children are confident, they will be happy, successful
and free from fear. How can we give our children confidence?
At a conference, a concerned parent asked Dr. James Dobson, a
child and family specialist, this same question. He said: "In
an age where everyone is concerned that children have good self-esteem,
what is the most important value we can instill in our children?"
Dr. Dobson answered the most valuable contribution a parent could
make to the growth of self-esteem in their child was to help him
or her develop a genuine faith in God.
There is no greater confidence builder than to realize the Creator
of the universe knows us personally.
God values a child more than all the material possessions in
the world. God understands a child's fears and weaknesses. God
reaches out to children when no one else does. God's only Son,
Jesus, gave His life for them. A better life follows this earthly
one. Your children will be with God the Father forever.
If you can help your children know and believe these things--really
know and believe them--you can give your children a basis for
hope and encouragement that will last the rest of their lives.
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Ministries of the Assemblies of God. Reprinted with
permission.
"Moments For Moms" is written by Kimberly Snider,
a missionary to the Philippines and host of the radio program
"Moments for Mothers." The radio program is produced by
Asia Pacific Media Ministries. The online edition, "Moments
for Moms," is produced and distributed by Media Ministries
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