For far too long, mental health struggles like anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, burnout, and emotional exhaustion have been treated as signs of spiritual weakness. Somewhere along the way, we were taught that if we admit we’re struggling mentally, it means we don’t trust God enough, pray hard enough, or believe strong enough. That lie has silenced too many believers and left too many parents suffering in secret. The truth is, acknowledging your mental health is not a lack of faith it’s often the beginning of healing. The Bible does not teach us to ignore our emotions. It teaches us to feel them honestly and surrender them faithfully. Throughout Scripture, we see men and women of deep faith experiencing despair, fear, anxiety, grief, and emotional overwhelm. David cried out in the Psalms, saying his soul was downcast and his tears were his food day and night. Elijah, after a mighty victory, asked God to take his life because he was emotionally depleted. Jesus Himself wept. Feeling deeply was never condemned hiding from God while feeling deeply was never encouraged either. God invites us to bring our emotions to Him, not bury them. “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Notice the wording — cast, not deny. You cannot cast what you refuse to acknowledge. God does not ask us to pretend we are okay. He asks us to come honestly, with everything we feel, and place it in His hands. Emotional awareness is not rebellion; it is often obedience. In parenting especially, mental health battles intensify. The pressure to hold everything together, to be emotionally available for everyone else while neglecting yourself, can quietly erode your peace. Many parents are not failing they are exhausted. They are not spiritually dry they are overwhelmed. And yet, instead of support, they often receive shame or spiritual bypassing: “Just pray more,” “Have more faith,” “God’s got it.” While those statements may be true, they are incomplete without compassion, understanding, and practical support.

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“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” — Philippians 2:3 Let’s talk real. We are not raising royalty in the world’s system. We are raising servants in the Kingdom of God. But entitlement will raise up a child who thinks the world owes them something — including you. It shows up as: - Ungrateful attitudes no matter how much you do - Eye rolls when you say no - Guilt-tripping you for enforcing boundaries - Selfishness in how they treat siblings or authority - Manipulating emotions to get their way This spirit will have your child acting like Pharaoh in your house ruling without reverence, speaking without submission, demanding without responsibility. And let’s be honest some of it is learned. When we give without teaching value… When we bless without teaching boundaries… When we reward dishonor with access… We feed the very thing we should be binding. This isn’t about being a strict parent. It’s about being a spiritually aware one. The enemy is after humility because humility is the foundation of honor, obedience, and worship. If he can plant pride and manipulation early, he can hijack their ability to truly serve God. But we’re not playing those games. We’re not raising consumers of blessings we’re raising carriers of Kingdom character. Today, we cut off the spirit of entitlement and loose the posture of gratitude, humility, and servant leadership. WARFARE PRAYER: Father, I thank You for every gift You’ve entrusted to my child but I refuse to let those gifts produce pride, selfishness, or entitlement. In the name of Jesus, I bind every spirit of manipulation, ungratefulness, and arrogance. I break every generational curse of pride and selfish ambition. I cancel every seed planted by culture, social media, or my own parenting that fed a false sense of superiority. I repent for every time I gave in to guilt instead of standing in authority. I take back my place as the parent not just the provider, but the gatekeeper.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 Let’s make it plain: Your child wasn’t created to blend in, shrink back, or question who they are. They were born with divine identity, but the enemy knows if he can confuse them, he can control them. Fear and confusion go hand in hand. They show up when your child: - Can’t make decisions without melting down - Constantly changes their personality around others - Imitates the culture but rejects correction - Is afraid to pray out loud, speak up, or stand apart - Struggles to know who they are, what they believe, or why they matter This isn’t just “developmental.” It’s a war for identity. And if we don’t confront it, they’ll take on labels God never gave them. And let’s be real the world is discipling your child 24/7. Music. Social media. School environments. Trends. Gender confusion. Spiritual compromise. If your voice isn’t louder and your prayers aren’t stronger they’ll become who the world says they are. But no more. Today, we call them back. Back to truth. Back to boldness. Back to God’s original design. We don’t parent from fear… we parent from authority. And we won’t just tell them who they are we’ll cast down every lie trying to tell them otherwise. WARFARE PRAYER: Father, thank You for creating my child with purpose, identity, and destiny. I rebuke the spirit of fear, confusion, insecurity, and identity crisis that’s been tormenting their mind. I break the power of every lie spoken over them by culture, by media, by peers, by wounded authority, and even by my own mouth. I declare that they are not anxious. They are not confused. They are not lost. They are chosen. Set apart. Called. And known by You. I cancel every assignment of the enemy trying to blur their purpose and rewrite their design. I silence the voice of fear and loose the sound mind of Christ over them. I speak clarity, courage, confidence, and conviction. They will not conform. They will be transformed.

“The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” — Proverbs 13:4 It’s not just “kids being kids.” That constant dragging of feet, the refusal to help, the low-effort in school, the “I don’t care” attitude… It’s not just immaturity. It’s a spirit of apathy… and it’s choking out purpose. This spirit will have your child: - Zoning out during prayer. - “Forgetting” every chore. - Living on autopilot — scrolling, gaming, isolating. - Giving 20% and expecting 100% reward. - Ignoring their call, their gifts, their responsibilities… with zero conviction. But here’s the real danger: apathy numbs spiritual sensitivity. It doesn’t just make them lazy.. it makes them indifferent to the voice of God. And that’s exactly what the enemy wants. If he can’t get them rebellious, he’ll try to make them unbothered. Checked out. Disengaged. Emotionally shut down. Spiritually dull. But Kingdom kids are not called to be idle they’re called to be arrows. They were born for impact. And your job as a parent is to wake them up not just with reminders and routines, but with warfare. Today, we renounce the spirit of laziness, passivity, and numbness. We call their spirit back to life. We declare that they will not sleep through their purpose they will rise in it. WARFARE PRAYER: Father, in the name of Jesus, I lift up my child before You. I speak to every place in their soul that has grown lazy, dull, or indifferent. I break the spirit of apathy the spirit that causes them to disengage, withdraw, and neglect their responsibilities and calling. I repent for any area where I’ve allowed passivity to go unchecked. Where I’ve accepted low effort or failed to set the tone for diligence and excellence. I bind the spirit of laziness, slothfulness, and disengagement. I cancel every generational mindset of “doing just enough” and barely getting by. And I loose the spirit of diligence, excellence, responsibility, and hunger for truth.