Christian parenting—devotions, loving discipline, worship, transformative activities, and oh yeah—meeting basic needs. In all of this beautiful endeavor, what do you think is the single best determining factor to your girl’s lifelong faith? That’s a tough one! Let me ask you this—when was the last time you asked or offered forgiveness in your home?

There is a train of thought that an authoritative Christian parent should never ask their child for forgiveness in order to maintain structure. Who better to lead and model humble repentance than you as your girl’s primary discipler?

Christian parenting doesn’t come with a set of rules, but this one thing is key to your girl seeing that you too are in need of grace and forgiveness—your heart can be molded by God right alongside hers!

1 John 1:9, Colossians 3:13, Matthew 6:14

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