The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance
According to a survey, 8 out of 10 parents report that passing the strong faith to their children was "important" or "very important" to them. Yet while a majority of people want these benefits to be a part of their children's lives and futures, studies also show that it's not happening.
To understand why this is, it's crucial to understand how a living faith in Christ is transferred. It doesn't happen by teaching a set of rules or customs or passing along a set of traditions, though many may think of religion this way. Christianity is and has been primarily about a relationship. And the blessing is all about building relationships.
Many children struggle today with what experts call attachment disorder. That's the failure of children and young adults to create significant bonds with their parents or others as they get older. They stumble down a road toward broken relationships. They enter young adult hood and later marriage with a deep desire for connection but without the understanding, modeling, experience, or confidence that they really can build loving lasting relationships for themselves. They step back from what they want most because they've never seen what it looks like to have someone step toward them.
These are kids who need to experience the blessing in loving homes right now.
The blessing provides a parenting path that is practical and clear. Once you start it you will soon find yourself gaining momentum in terms of capturing closeness and caring with your family. It offers a way of reclaiming connection with your child.
To understand why this is, it's crucial to understand how a living faith in Christ is transferred. It doesn't happen by teaching a set of rules or customs or passing along a set of traditions, though many may think of religion this way. Christianity is and has been primarily about a relationship. And the blessing is all about building relationships.
Many children struggle today with what experts call attachment disorder. That's the failure of children and young adults to create significant bonds with their parents or others as they get older. They stumble down a road toward broken relationships. They enter young adult hood and later marriage with a deep desire for connection but without the understanding, modeling, experience, or confidence that they really can build loving lasting relationships for themselves. They step back from what they want most because they've never seen what it looks like to have someone step toward them.
These are kids who need to experience the blessing in loving homes right now.
The blessing provides a parenting path that is practical and clear. Once you start it you will soon find yourself gaining momentum in terms of capturing closeness and caring with your family. It offers a way of reclaiming connection with your child.
What is The Blessing?
The Blessing is a life-changing gift of unconditional love and acceptance passed down from one generation to the next. Through the Blessing, children (and adults) find out what it means to be highly valued and loved by someone else using five specific actions first laid out in the Bible:
Offering solid, practical advice and a fresh perspective on making this gift a bigger part of our families, The Blessing powerfully communicates these biblically based elements as necessary to prepare children for positive future relationships, including their relationship with a loving God.
Who is this for?
White the primary focus is on parents blessing their children, the fact is that ALL of us need to give and receive love and affirmation. Parents, grandparents, husbands and wives, even friends both in and out of the church.
What if I'm too late?
Your "kids" may have grown, but they still long to be blessed. This series will not only help your adult kids, it will also help you find healing and restoration if you did NOT receive the Blessing yourself.
When & Where Will it Happen?
This six session series begins with an introduction to the series followed by five weely sessions. Sessions will be held via ZOOM meeting at a time that is suitable for those who are interested in joining this study.
Why Should I Participate?
Put simply, you can change the life of someone you care about. By learning about and then choosing to give these five incredibly simple, yet amazingly powerful "elements" of The Blessing to others, you can enrich or restore parent-child relationships, strengthen marriages, build friendships and provide a deeper understanding of God's love and blessing in our lives.
The Blessing is a life-changing gift of unconditional love and acceptance passed down from one generation to the next. Through the Blessing, children (and adults) find out what it means to be highly valued and loved by someone else using five specific actions first laid out in the Bible:
- Meaningful touch
- A Spoken Message
- Attaching High Value
- Picturing a Special Future
- An Active Commitment
Offering solid, practical advice and a fresh perspective on making this gift a bigger part of our families, The Blessing powerfully communicates these biblically based elements as necessary to prepare children for positive future relationships, including their relationship with a loving God.
Who is this for?
White the primary focus is on parents blessing their children, the fact is that ALL of us need to give and receive love and affirmation. Parents, grandparents, husbands and wives, even friends both in and out of the church.
What if I'm too late?
Your "kids" may have grown, but they still long to be blessed. This series will not only help your adult kids, it will also help you find healing and restoration if you did NOT receive the Blessing yourself.
When & Where Will it Happen?
This six session series begins with an introduction to the series followed by five weely sessions. Sessions will be held via ZOOM meeting at a time that is suitable for those who are interested in joining this study.
Why Should I Participate?
Put simply, you can change the life of someone you care about. By learning about and then choosing to give these five incredibly simple, yet amazingly powerful "elements" of The Blessing to others, you can enrich or restore parent-child relationships, strengthen marriages, build friendships and provide a deeper understanding of God's love and blessing in our lives.
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Deuteronomy 30:19-20a This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. |
