Why Is It So Hard for Parents to Extend Grace to Themselves?

Creating a Relational Wedge What’s ironic for the parent is we run and hide from their shame and let it drive a wedge between them and their heavenly Father in a way that we would never let happen between us and our kids. If our kids make mistakes, we don’t respond to them by saying, Hey, I saw that. I saw what you did. You should take that away from me. Go run and hide that from me. I don’t want to see that again. We would invite them closer. We would invite them to repent. We would invite them to do better, but we wouldn’t let it drive a wedge between us. We’d be quick to extend them grace. I want to forgive my kids, and I want something better from them. And so as parents, when we refuse to extend grace to ourselves, we actually look at God and say, Actually, you might be wrong about me. I’m not worthy of your grace, and therefore do not apply your grace to me. When we hold onto a grudge that the Lord would forgive us of, we declare to the heavenly Father, who knows everything, that he’s wrong. Good News for Parents Adam Griffin This book provides parents with a gospel-centered perspective to navigate the challenges of parenting. With this hope, they can embrace their role with ...