How to Use Parenting Moments
Some time ago, I had begun thinking that being a good dad was taking my kids on big vacations, buying them big presents, and giving them big amounts of my time. Finally I realized that you don’t need bigger amounts of time to make your kids happy — you just need to use what time you have better. Besides, the big chunks of available time never show up.
The Bible says that he who is faithful in the small things will be made ruler over the big things (Matthew 25:21). This doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll graduate to bigger responsibilities and blessings if you do the small ones well. It can simply mean that if you take care of the small things, the big things will take care of themselves.
This principle works in every area of our lives, from housekeeping to finances and from our careers to our parenting. The old saying “If you look after the pennies, the dollars will take care of themselves” is so true. I stopped looking for big chunks of time to use to become a better dad and started to use the pennies — or the minutes — that I had. This turned out to be the most important and effective parenting skill I ever learned, and it’s made a huge difference in my relationship with my children. In being faithful with all the small opportunities to be a good dad, I’m being made ruler over the big task of being a parent.
Here are a few simple suggestions that will help you become a better steward of your parenting moments. Just start using your minutes well, and the huge job of being a parent will start taking care of itself.
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The Bible says that he who is faithful in the small things will be made ruler over the big things (Matthew 25:21). This doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll graduate to bigger responsibilities and blessings if you do the small ones well. It can simply mean that if you take care of the small things, the big things will take care of themselves.
This principle works in every area of our lives, from housekeeping to finances and from our careers to our parenting. The old saying “If you look after the pennies, the dollars will take care of themselves” is so true. I stopped looking for big chunks of time to use to become a better dad and started to use the pennies — or the minutes — that I had. This turned out to be the most important and effective parenting skill I ever learned, and it’s made a huge difference in my relationship with my children. In being faithful with all the small opportunities to be a good dad, I’m being made ruler over the big task of being a parent.
Here are a few simple suggestions that will help you become a better steward of your parenting moments. Just start using your minutes well, and the huge job of being a parent will start taking care of itself.
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- Bring a smile totheir faces
- help them out in problems
- Teach them happy histories and leave them with good memories each time
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