tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post104406273050801702..comments2023-03-27T04:59:07.801-06:00Comments on My Soul Delighteth: How Does it Feel?Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667724269493668949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-59748276249158839172012-05-16T23:24:36.354-06:002012-05-16T23:24:36.354-06:00I think that one thing that you can do is to alway...I think that one thing that you can do is to always teach your kids that the Lord is always there and always will be there, if they are ever in any kind of doubt that they can always just ask him and pray. My daughter told me a story once about a sleepover that she was at with a bunch of other girls. Someone started trying to communicate with ghosts and she had a bad feeling and didn't think they should do that. She asked the entire group to say a prayer with her. I was so proud of her courage to stand up to her friends and do that but at the same time I think it goes to your point. She obviouvlsy felt that something was off and she turned to the person who will always be there no matter what, the Lord. So yeah, prayer I think is a key here, teach your kids that they can pray anytime anywhere the Lord will here them and never abandon them or lead them astray...Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757428913609732538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-2620131224697893192012-05-16T16:51:47.904-06:002012-05-16T16:51:47.904-06:00I am old enough that when I was a missionary, we l...I am old enough that when I was a missionary, we learned to teach with the commitment pattern--a key component being "how to feel and recognize the Spirit." I find these skills to transfer to parenting quite well. Important in this is not to assume that someone is feeling the Spirit because you are or that they feel it the way that you do. You have to ask what they are feeling and help them draw connections. It is THE most important thing I can teach my children. An important part of this is helping them to recognize which activities and behaviors make listening to the Spirit easier and what it feels like when the Spirit is gone. <br /><br />I have two sons who struggle with anger (baby testosterone is powerful stuff!) They don't like being angry; they dislike the lost control feeling and the lost privileges that result from the impulsive angry behavior. Right now I'm trying to help them to feel the stepping off point: where they are beginning to lose control and where the Spirit is whispering to change their surroundings, so that they can take ownership of their feelings and actions instead of "he made me mad."Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373394125196084799noreply@blogger.com