A Word from Bob: I’ve taken today’s post on family life and family counseling from my new book: Gospel-Centered Family Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors.
Where Do We Start?
As parents, where do we start when we think about godly shepherding of our family? If we’re honest, most of us want to start with simple steps.
It is a natural desire. We all want a how to manual for parenting.
Manoah and his wife—the parents of Samson—were no exception. Having remained childless for decades, imagine the excitement Manoah’s wife experiences when the angel of the Lord appears with this promise:
You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines (Judges 13:3-5).
Her mind is racing as she races to Manoah. Her words gush out of her overflowing soul
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