This is the exact system I’ve been using in my home for the past 3 years. And I’m telling you right now…it works. Not sometimes. Not when I feel like it. When it’s applied consistently it works. This is the system behind: ✔ why I don’t have to keep repeating myself ✔ why I don’t have to raise my voice ✔ why my children know I mean what I say ✔ why my follow-through is strong This system has also worked for 50+ parents I’ve shared it with. This system will not work if: ❌ you’re inconsistent ❌ you don’t follow through ❌ you give up when it gets hard Because the system isn’t magic.… YOUR consistency is what makes it work. So if you’re ready… CHANGE how your home operates. https://www.thejourneytofindgod.com/build-structure-now

Father God, We come to You this morning… Not perfect. Not having it all together. But present. Cover our minds today. Every heavy thought… Every anxious feeling… Every moment where we feel overwhelmed… Give us peace. Not temporary peace… but the kind that settles us from the inside out. Cover our children. Their behavior. Their emotions. Their hearts. Where there is defiance, bring understanding. Where there is frustration, bring calm. Where there is distraction, bring focus. Give us wisdom as parents. When to speak. When to be quiet. When to correct. And how to lead without losing ourselves. Cover our work today. Whether we’re at home or outside the home… Give us strength to handle every responsibility without feeling consumed by it. Lord, regulate our emotions. When we feel triggered… slow us down. When we feel tired… renew us. When we feel like giving up… remind us why we started. Help us not to carry yesterday into today. Today is new. New grace. New patience. New opportunities to show up better. And most of all… Help us lead our homes with love, structure, and clarity. We give this day to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Good morning beautiful community! I am really STRUGGLING as a parent. I am either too permissive or exploding. I need help! I have two neurodivergent kiddos, both girls. My 7 year old has ADHD and my 5 year old has autism (very verbal and functioning but so emotional and explosive, low frustration tolerance). I just do not know how to give consequences that feel fair, logical, consistent but also show grace, mercy, and be loving and build my kids up without shaming them and creating more generational trauma. Most of my parenting challenges come from my youngest, but this morning it was my oldest (so expect another post from me in the future). This morning my oldest asked if she could have Nutella and was told no. She went into the kitchen and started getting it all out on her own. Thankfully I heard her and was able to go intervene but felt so disrespected by her direct defiance. The way she goes about things just makes it seem like she feels so entitled and ungrateful sometimes.. she will do things she has been told not to do, or do things without asking (and I hate having those thoughts about her!!). After that, she was getting ready to get taken to an egg hunt so I asked her to go grab two grocery bags from the garage and the face she made was like so disgusted and annoyed that I would ask her to do that. I immediately snapped and was like, "You know what, maybe you don't even need to go today, what is up with you?!" (shaming and empty threat because she couldn't stay with me...). Lord, and community, please help me because I feel like a failure as a parent daily, like I'm just not cut out for this... as someone trying to heal myself from my own turbulent childhood I just feel like I can't do it right...

Because this is not just about behavior… This is about understanding your child AND supporting you as a parent. This week we’re going to talk about: • how to correct behavior without constant battles • what discipline actually looks like with ADHD • how to get your child to listen without repeating yourself 10 times • what to do when they won’t sit, won’t focus, or seem like they don’t care But we’re also going deeper… We’re going to pray over: • the parent who feels overwhelmed • the parent who feels judged or misunderstood • the parent who feels embarrassed in public • the parent who feels like they’re failing • the parent who is tired of being triggered every day Because this journey is not just hard on the child… It is heavy on the parent too. So this week is not just about correction… It’s about support, strategy, and covering your home in prayer. If this is you, drop below: “This is me.”

Up until now, we’ve been dealing with mindset. Today, we deal with your mouth. Because faith doesn’t just believe … faith speaks. 📖 Mark 11:23 says: “Whoever says to this mountain… and does not doubt in his heart, but believes… it will be done.” Notice what Jesus didn’t say. He didn’t say: - cry to God about the mountain - panic about the mountain - beg God to remove the mountain He said: SAY to the mountain. That’s not disrespectful. That’s authority. Begging talks about the problem. Faith talks to the problem. Begging says: “God, look at how big this is…” Faith says: “Mountain, move.” Begging focuses on fear. Faith focuses on alignment. And here’s where many believers get stuck: They believe God can do it… but they don’t believe they have permission to speak. But Jesus never told us to wait quietly. He told us to speak boldly. Your words matter. Your voice matters. What you say and how you say it matters. This doesn’t mean you’re bossing God around. It means you’re partnering with Him. Faith-filled speech isn’t loud. It’s aligned. Reflection - Do you talk more about your problems or to them? - What words have you been speaking over your situation? - How would your language change if you truly believed God backed you? - Declaration I speak in faith, not fear. I align my words with God’s truth. I have permission to speak boldly. I say what God says and I trust Him with the outcome. Tomorrow we’re talking about why you don’t need to “check boxes” to be approved because that one has been holding a lot of people hostage.