Today, our speaker shared her personal experience of having a child who struggled with substance abuse. She also offered valuable advice about what moms can do when their children are struggling.
1) Get serious about prayer and make the Bible your life-line
Our speaker shared how she really forged a friendship and created a climate of honesty with God. She invited God in to her life and problems and spent a lot of time in prayer. She cried out to God and was not afraid to ask the hard questions.
2) Get Humble
Panic can put us in "uber-control" mode. We need to understand that God is everywhere and that HE is in control. Instead of "sitting in the wings" and whispering suggestions to God, we need to sit in the audience and watch God work.
3) Get Help for Yourself
A child in crisis is a family in crisis. Often times we want to get despondent, isolate ourselves, and lose ourselves in the problem. It can be easy to play the victim. But we need to understand that the only person we can change is our self.
4) Get Rid of the "Why?"
When facing a crisis/struggle in our family, we need to deal with the situation at hand. It doesn't really matter how it all started. Knowing the "why" may not help deal with or solve the problem.
If you would like to learn more about our speaker, her story, and her ministry, you can check out the following resources:
www.JustKeepGoingParents.com
Facebook page: Just Keep Going Parents
Twitter: @KeepGoingParent https://twitter.com/keepgoingparent
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When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
Isaiah 43:2-3 (NLT)
This blog is dedicated to the Moms of Influence group at Northbrook Church in Richfield, WI.
