Teaching Proverbs 3:5–8 to Your Family | Who Are They Leaning On?

Dads, our kids are learning every day where to put their weight: on their feelings, their friends, their own understanding, or on God. The moments that test them most are the moments that show what they're really leaning on.

In this episode, you'll learn how to teach Proverbs 3:5–8 to your children, so they learn to trust the Lord with all their heart, especially when life gets hard.

In this episode:

✅ A simple chair illustration that shows kids what it means to "lean" on something

✅ Why trusting God is easier said than done when challenges come

✅ Nominal Christianity: when faith is only a title and feelings become the authority

✅ What it means to acknowledge God "in all your ways," not just on Sundays

✅ How pride and the fear of others go hand in hand

✅ Learn from wisdom, or learn from pain

✅ Why surrendering to the Lord brings healing and freedom from fear

Family discussion questions:

"What does trusting God look like when something hard happens?"

"What would you do or say if you weren't afraid of anything in the world?"

Family challenge: Memorize Proverbs 3:5–6 together this week.

Also in this episode: Tips from Ep. 20, The CEO Mentor: Thriving in Unprecedented Times , with Michael, author of The Avodah Principle : live an integrated life of work, worship, and service; pursue excellence instead of comparison; and discover how wisdom brings peace.

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