Godly Motherhood with Terri Hitt

Acknowledging your propensity to yell and asking God to lift that burden from you is the first step in changing a behavior that harms the child you love. No matter how disobedient your children are, the trigger that causes the yelling resides within you. Today we discuss reasons for yelling, but also new ways to communicate without making a sound. Read the Transcript: https://www.terrihitt.com/ite...

Is your teen's identity built on peer acceptance or in Christ? In order to raise a teen you like being around, and who enjoys time with Jesus and you, you both need guidelines and boundaries. Today I share 15 tips to help you pursue godly motherhood while building an eternal perspective in your home that shapes your teens character through Christ. Read the Episode Transcript: https://www.terrihitt...

Raising a child for Christ should be a sacrificial lifestyle that brings you to your knees and keeps you there. It is humbling submitting to transformation through Christ so you can become the follower of Jesus you need to be in order to model Him well to your children.   It is admitting the ungodliness in yourself that allows you to accept and love the ungodliness in your children, but striving t...

As a believing mother, you carry the privilege and responsibility to adhere to a set-apart lifestyle that continually seeks Him, depends on Him, and honors Him. While you'll never be a perfect parent, through Christ, you are perfectly called when you accept the position of modeling Jesus to the children entrusted to you. Have you decided to raise your children for Christ or will you raise children...

Even if you doubt your child pays attention, your actions and reactions are seen. Each word you speak is heard. When you awaken every morning, do you consider the opportunities you'll receive to disciple Christ to the watching eyes at home? Today I share 4 important ways Jesus prepared His disciples and how those steps apply to you as a mom.    Read the transcript here: https://www.terrihitt.com/i...

In order to analyze information, digest material, and produce godly discernment over fleshly judgement, your child must think with a mind influenced and directed by the Lord. Today we learn how to teach our children to discern information taught and caught through the lens of biblical critical thinking. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-023---teach...

Every decision you make can bring you closer to the likeness of God and move your child toward, or away from, the image of Jesus. Today we discuss ways to grow your child toward perfection in Christ. It all begins with our humble submission. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-022---mature-your-child-toward-perfection-in-christ

Ungodly influences lurk in every heart and home. Do you know which ones may be a snare to you or your family? Today we list several temptations and traps to avoid so that we may honor God and be the mentor He desires for our children. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-021---say-no-to-ungodly-influences-in-your-heart-and-home

Culture and human nature entice us to seek emotions and thoughts to lead us. But God knows our heart is untrustworthy. In fact, He warned us in Jeremiah 17:9 , which says, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" Listen today for 3 tips to teach your children not to follow the heart, but the Word. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnecte...

Is godly influence present in your home? Do your children see it? If parents are not purposeful to mentor Christlike truths and character in the home, children will follow the leadership of the world. Today we discuss 3 ways to influence our children before the world directs them away from God. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-019---how-to-help-my...

Only Christ can heal the troubles our children face, but parents have the privilege of leading them straight to Him with every burden life brings. With the great blessing of parenting God's children, we also carry responsibility to lead them humbly and lovingly to Jesus with trials. Today we discuss verses and discover questions that lead us to better understand, help our children, and lead them t...

Laying the groundwork for our children to build a life of faith consists of many small, intentional acts of eternal perspective. Today we remember that it's never too early or too late to expose our children to Bible stories, miracles, and truths that will grow their interest and knowledge of God. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-031---how-to-lay-...

Adults can have difficulty determining the voice of God. How do we teach children to listen for and hear God? On this episode we hear ways God intimately speaks to believers and discover tips on how to help children carry peace that they have heard God speak to them. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-030---how-to-teach-your-child-to-listen-for-god

Although it's human to get weary, be discouraged, or feel alone, these are just feelings. How we feel is an indicator of emotions, not necessarily His truths. Today we discuss how to intentionally use emotions and feelings to steer us toward Christ and draw nearer to Him. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-028---don't-grow-weary

Every believer wants their child to desire God. We also want our child to know when they hear Him, and we must teach our children that although God speaks to each person uniquely, He remains consistent in basic qualities. Listen today to hear the ways God consistently shares His voice and direction. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast-episode-015---hearing-g...

As we raise our children to find identity, we teach them to listen to Jesus , not what this world tells them. Our children must develop godly resiliency, trust, and confidence that will enable them to live the fullness of God's truths . Once parents firmly stand in the identity we receive through Christ as Savior, we are able to mentor truth for children to emulate. Listen today to discover barrie...

A mature relationship that builds Christlike character cannot be formed without a deep desire for Jesus to be reflected daily for our children. It's easy to raise them in ways that produce the morality taught in this world, but we must desire and do more for the children God has entrusted to us. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-episode-008---building-character-

Seeking God with a purposed heart and actively maturing and deepening our personal walk with Him through relationship with Jesus leads to a deeper, eternal perspective parenting style. First, we must discover exactly what type of parent we have been - and what type we would like to be in the future. Today we study parenting styles and discover how to develop our children through scriptural parenti...

It is our duty to recognize and react to the responses we receive from our children. Ignoring a retort or refusal to complete a required task may be easier in the moment, but God calls us to a standard of excellence when shaping the heart of each child. Today we discuss why it is so important to intentionally shape the heart of our child, not simply discipline or correct. https://www.terrihitt.com...

When days are hard and unexpected trials arise, remember that your child watches your every action and reaction, storing it away as it shapes their character. Do they see Jesus when they watch you? Today I discuss a personal story and ways parents can battle and triumph over hardship through simple choices and the joy of living with eternal perspective. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-p...

The calloused knees and righteous hearts of prayerful parents will save the next generation. Today Terri shares 5 key steps to prayerfully releasing your child to God and offers prayers that enable you to shepherd your child or grandchild in biblical ways that delight the heart of God and equip the next generation to seek and live for Him. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnec...

Are you aware that there is an unspoken, evil agenda in this world that actively battles for the heart and soul of your child? Your walk with Jesus and the home life you create are the most important influences your child will have. Listen today as Terri shares 6 important tips every parent must know in order to battle for their child. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-...

The world is a battlefield for the mind and heart of your child. Parents must remain diligent and consistent to teach and mentor our children in how to withstand the schemes and deceiving tactics used by Satan. Today we discuss the basics needed to build a foundation for our children to be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-chi...

Would you like to raise a child who copies the behaviors and customs of this world or one who allows God to transform her into a new person, set-apart from this world? Through the sanctification of Jesus and the Holy Spirit alive within us, mothers have the power to raise children who are sanctified for Him and live a beautiful testimony of His love and grace. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/pur...

Once we acknowledge the agape love and power of Christ living within us, how do we begin to mentor the Master to our children? Today I discuss ten tips every parent must remember as we strive to make Jesus known and shown to our children. https://www.terrihitt.com/items-1/purposed-parent%2Fconnected-child-podcast---episode-002---mentor-god's-heart