What We Can’t Control
We can't control what another kid says to them, what they are exposed to on the internet, an illness they might pick up, or how someone drives when giving them a ride. Stepparents also have things they can't control. What a parent in the other home says about them. How quickly a stepchild will open their heart. And never being their spouse's first love. So, stepparent what do you do? Well, what all parents do. Pray and cast your anxieties on the One who can be trusted with what we can't control.
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About the Guest
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We can't control what another kid says to them, what they are exposed to on the internet, an illness they might pick up, or how someone drives when giving them a ride. Stepparents also have things they can't control. What a parent in the other home says about them. How quickly a stepchild will open their heart. And never being their spouse's first love. So, stepparent what do you do? Well, what all parents do. Pray and cast your anxieties on the One who can be trusted with what we can't control.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Because we parents love our kids, we are vigilant to protect them from harm. What’s sobering though, is all the things we can’t control.
Ron: Because we parents love our kids, we are vigilant to protect them from harm. What’s sobering though, is all the things we can’t control.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: We can’t control what another kid says to them on the playground, what they are exposed to on the internet, the illness they might pick up at school, or how someone drives when giving them a ride.
You know, stepparents also have things they can’t control. What a parent in the other home says about them. How quickly a stepchild will open their heart to them. And never being their spouse’s first love. So, stepparent what do you do? Well, what all of us parents do. Pray…and cast your anxieties on the One who can be trusted with what we can’t control. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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