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Your Question:
How do I make my family understand my struggles?
Answer:
As a pastor and a father of two, I've learned that making my family understand my struggles is crucial for maintaining a strong and loving relationship. One of the most important things I've learned is to listen to them, even when they're sharing insignificant issues. By doing so, they'll feel comfortable sharing their significant concerns with me as they get older. I make sure to give them my full attention, remain at eye level, and show them that I'm truly listening. It's also essential to model how to disagree without being disagreeable. When my wife, Susan, and I disagree, we talk to each other, pray together, and seek wise counsel. We then listen to each other until we can come to a resolution. This helps our children see that we're a united front, even when we don't see eye-to-eye. By doing so, we're teaching them the value of working through conflicts in a loving and respectful manner. As a family, we also make time to discuss our values and goals together. We have a family mission statement that we review and update annually. This helps us stay focused on what's most important and ensures that we're working together towards common goals. By prioritizing our relationship and making time to talk through our struggles, we're able to maintain a strong and loving bond, even when life gets tough.
Sources:
raising kids to follow christ
lee ann mancini
raising passionate jesus followers
phil diane comer
meaning of marriage
timothy keller
addictions a banquet in the grave
edward t welch
depression
edward welch
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