Bill & Beni Johnson - Raising Giant-Killers: Releasing Your Child's Divine Destiny through Intentional Parenting
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Quick Overview
With honesty, humor, and keen biblical insight, bestselling authors Bill and Beni Johnson help you discover the keys to successful parenting in God's kingdom. "Parents, we rule for the purpose of protection, but we also serve with the purpose of empowering," they write. "We want to release our children into their destiny--that's the privilege of parenting."
In these pages you will gain the wisdom, kingdom concepts, and practical tools you need to help raise your children to their best.
You'll discover how to parent to their uniqueness, gifts, and strengths, as well as how you can demonstrate and reveal who God is to your kids. The authors also address pressing issues parents face today, including how to
· be fully engaged in hearing what the Lord is saying over each child
· maintain relationship and discipline
· develop character
· train your children for worship
· fan the flame of what God has put in their hearts
· and more
No matter what age your kids are, you have an incredible opportunity to shape their hearts, minds, and values. Here is everything you need to help your children walk into the destiny of their lives and see them become the awesome people they were created to be.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
My dad, until his death, was the number one encourager in my life. Both of my parents, in fact, were constantly telling me that I could do anything. In reality, I wasn't a great student, but that didn't seem to matter to them. They were consistently uplifting, and that focus has become part of my lifestyle. Beni and I both postured ourselves to be a continuous source of strength and encouragement to our children. We wanted to make sure we always gave them much more positive feedback than negative. We focused on highlighting the things they were doing right and the things for which each child had a gift or a particular grace. We focused on their future.
Jesus called Peter a rock when he was like a broken reed. Peter was unstable and unreliable, but Jesus spoke to him according to what he was becoming. The Lord called Gideon a mighty man of war when he was hiding in fear from the enemy. Likewise, as parents, we need a picture from the Lord for our children. We don't do that so we can control their destinies, but so we can fuel them into all that is in their hearts. We have the great privilege of fanning the flames for the things God has already put inside of them. We get to speak to our children as though they already are what they are becoming.
--Bill Johnson|Bill and Beni Johnson are senior leaders of Bethel Church in Redding, California, bestselling authors and international speakers. Together they serve a growing number of churches through an apostolic network that crosses denominational lines, partnering for revival. Their three children and their spouses are all involved in full-time ministry. Find out more at www.bjm.org and www.benij.org.
From the Back Cover
Your Child's Destiny Starts Now
As children grow and experience life, they face "giants" in many forms--the hurts, struggles, fears and temptations of the world that seduce countless young people away from their divine call to represent Jesus in both purity and power. It is vital for parents to train children to defeat these giants--to become giant-killers.
With honesty, humor and keen biblical insight, bestselling authors Bill and Beni Johnson offer practical tools for becoming a Spirit-led parent. Drawing examples from Scripture and their own experience, they show you how to maintain a strong relationship with your children while also upholding discipline, developing character and instilling in them the desire for eternal significance.
In these pages you will discover how to support their uniqueness, gifting and strengths as you help them think through the tough questions: Why am I here? What is God's purpose for me? How do I fulfill it? You will also be encouraged to face and destroy your own giants, knowing that your example will become your children's inheritance. Let this book guide you to raise giant-killers--children empowered to make a difference, not only in their lives but in the world.