Father, This is one of the hardest prayers I've ever had to pray. Because I can't fix this. And I am their parent. Fixing things is what I do. But this one is outside my hands and I don't know how to sit in that without falling apart. They are hurting. And I would take every ounce of it if I could. But You knew this was coming. You allowed it. And I have to trust even when it makes no sense that You are working in what I can only see as pain. Give me the wisdom to know when to speak and when to sit with them in silence. When to point them to You and when to just hold them. When to intercede and when to let them find their own way to Your feet. Don't let this break them. Let it build something in them that couldn't be built any other way. And while You're working in them do something in me too. Because watching my child hurt is revealing things in me that I still need You to heal. I trust You with them. Even tonight. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Can I take you back to David for a second? Samuel anointed him king while he was still a shepherd boy. Oil on his head. Word of the Lord spoken over his life. The calling was real. The anointing was real. And then he went back to his sheep. Not to the palace. Not to the throne. Back to the field. Back to the same flock. Back to the same daily responsibility that nobody was watching and nobody was clapping for. And while he was out there, unseen, unrecognized, not yet promoted he kept practicing. He kept playing his harp.He kept protecting his sheep.He kept developing the skill, the courage, and the faith that would eventually be required of a king. So by the time Goliath showed up David didn't have to find his gift under pressure. He already knew what was in his hands. By the time he stepped into the palace he didn't have to figure out who he was. He already knew whose he was. The anointing came years before the assignment was activated. And that gap that in-between season was not wasted time. It was preparation time. Just because you are called does not mean it is your time. And just because it is not your time does not mean you stop preparing. Because here is what I know about the way God works He does not promote the unprepared. He does not hand a platform to someone who hasn't practiced in private. He does not give you the audience before He has tested what you will say when you get there. The calling is real. The anointing is real. But the preparation is mandatory. So what does that mean for you right now? It means the season you are in the quiet one, the unsexy one, the one where nobody is watching and nothing looks like it's happening that season is not your delay. That season IS your training. Perfect the skill.Perfect the obedience.Perfect the consistency. Show up every day like the assignment is already yours...... because in the spirit it already is. David didn't become king and then discover his gift. He discovered his gift in the field. He perfected it in the silence. He carried it into the palace when God said it was time.

I’m so excited for kids Bible study !!

Nobody wants to be the parent who sat their child down and explained that people die. It feels like stealing something. Like the moment you say it you've taken their innocence and you can never give it back. So most parents wait. They change the subject. They say grandma "went to sleep." They say the dog "went to a farm." They deflect, delay, and distract hoping the question goes away on its own. But here is what happens when we never talk about death: Our children experience it for the first time without any framework. Without language. Without God in the conversation. In the middle of a crisis when they are already devastated they have to figure out what death means all by themselves. And what they figure out on their own is almost never accurate. Almost never peaceful. And almost never anchored in faith. Here is the truth Talking about death does not traumatize your child. Being unprepared for it does. A child who has been taught what death is in a calm, age-appropriate, God-centered way is a child who has something to hold onto when it actually happens. They know where believers go. They know it is not the end. They know they can grieve AND still have hope. That is a gift. And it starts with a conversation you have before you need to. Did anyone ever talk to you about death growing up? How did that or the absence of it shape how you've handled it with your own children? Drop it below. 🌙 Tonight — Im am giving you the actual words to use. What do you say when your child asks "What happens when you die?" We're breaking it down by age.

You need to know who your teenager is eating lunch with. Not just their name. Their values. Their home life. Their parents. What they laugh at. What they post. What they talk about when nobody's watching. Because that friend group is not just keeping your child company. They are shaping them. Proverbs 13:20 says it plainly.... walk with the wise and become wise. Walk with fools and suffer for it. Your teenager is becoming who they spend time with. And if you have never had a real conversation about what makes a good friend they are choosing friends based on who is fun, who is popular, and who accepts them. Not who is good for them. Here's what I need you to do this week — Ask your teenager to tell you about their three closest friends. Not "are they good kids." —Ask what do you like about them? What do they believe? How do they treat people? How do they treat you? Listen to the answers. Because your teenager will tell you everything you need to know if you ask the right questions without making it feel like an interrogation. Know the village that's raising your child. Because they have one whether you built it or not.