Trusting God With Your Adult Child - Jodie Berndt
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- Опубликовано: 31 янв 2019
- Jodie has four grown children and is well-acquainted with the ongoing worries & passion parents have for their adult children. She encourages parents to recognize their limits of control & influence, and learn how to trust God with their adult child’s future. Jodie is quick to admit her own failures in this area, and how she’s tried to rely on God’s strength by using specific scriptures as templates for prayer.
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Jodie shared stories about praying about her son’s anger issues, how a friend learned to love her cohabitating daughter rather than condemn her, and what it means to grow your own faith despite whatever lifestyle choices your adult kids make.
Please pray for Carli my 23 year old daughter who is out on the streets with a man who uses her they're both on drugs. Please pray Jesus will save her and bring her home and use her testimony to bring many, many to Christ. Thank you so much!
I am sorry to hear this. Your pain and anxiety must be through the roof. Praying right now for Carli. Also I pray 2 Corinthians 12:9 for you. May you feel comforted by our loving Father and know that His grace is sufficient as you abide in Christ .
@@levans3447 Thank you so very much she is now living with my sister and is going to church with her but please pray she will accept Christ as her Lord and Savior. The guy is in Jail please pray she will move on from him.
Praying! 🙏🏿
I understand your fear and pain… she is so lost😔
@@tricko321 I'm praying that he stays in jail at least long enough for Carli to be truly>{ SAVED & SPIRIT FILLED} Serving JESUS CHRIST & STRONG IN HIM✝️ Enough that She Will Say NO>TO DRUGS & TO THIS MAN TOO🙏💕❣️
Please pray for my son he is struggling with unforgivness and anger. He wants to live for God
Please pray for my 4 adult children who are stuck in drug addiction and mental health issues and my 13 grandkids who are severely effected by it.
I’m just now seeing this… how are your kids doing? I will pray Laura…
Prayers for your 4 children and 13 grandchildren! In Jesus Mighty Name! Amen! 🙏🙌🕊️💖💜❣️😇
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Please pray for my adult daughters to be saved and live for Jesus!!!!🙏🏻♥️
I worryfor my eldest Grandaughter who thinks it's only a story. I pray day and night constantly. I plead the blood of Jesus over her plus my youngest gd and indeed for my whole family
I encourage all mothers to not be afraid to completely let go and sign off duty as a mom of adult children. You can keeo praying for them but you dont need to keeo doing for them, planning for them, thinking for them, trying to save them from their own mistakes and definitely not put up with false entitlement and lack of gratitude. Find your own life and enjoy being liberated from being mom. Create your life that is seperate from being a mother. You can decide if its an emergency and you need to step in but let them figure out life without mom for awhile.
Thank you. I need this right now ♥️
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Me too
You must not be a mother saying what you did.
A mother can not sign off duty, her duties might take different expression, but definitely does not end as long as one have children on this earth.
We have the example of Mary the mother of Jesus, she was His mother until the moment Christ on the cross knowing that He will die, assigned to her a different son in the person of John the apostle and she still continued the duty as mother with John, and John the duties of son to her.
So, once one has become mother, she is mother till the end of her life, if not for her own children in case they passed, for others.
Motherhood is a calling, it never ends in this life and this can't change.
Very hard to do but I see this is necessary because our adult children stop being open to any advice. As a homeschool mom, it’s very difficult to just stop passing on advice and instructions especially when you see they are making foolish choices. This season of having adult children is the most difficult indeed! Praying daily for my precious children.
Praying for every adult child in which was mentioned in the comment section below. Please pray for my beautiful adult child as well. God's continual blessings on your life.
Thank you. Prayers for all.
Thank you! Prayers for yours, mine, and all of ours ❤
Pray for my son
Please pray for my daughter. I feel like I'm the only one praying for her. She has mentle illness and is making horrible choices.
@@Sleigh39 I think my daughter may have some as well. Very compulsive and not always making the wisest choices online. Praying for your child and mine! 🙏🙏✝️✝️
I AM NOT ALONE I THOUGHT I WAS LITERALLY LOOSING MY MIND HAVE MERCY FORGIVE ME MY LORD JESUS FOR NOT TRUSTING WHAT YOU HAVE SHOWED ME WITH MY EYES WIDE SHUT FOR GIVE ME GLORY BE TO GOD 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😥😥😥😥THANKS
I needed to hear this today.. been dealing with an adult son who when life storms happen he struggles with turning to alcohol instead of wholeheartedly to the Lord. This gave me peace in trusting him to God
Same here. Prayers for your son.
Praying for him.
Here is some ideas
...... prepare a table in your home that's beautiful Your own sweet way according to Psalms 23
Same here. Prayers for your son, too.
@Bonnie Holman I just prayed for your son 🙏
Those are so encouraging words. Praying for adult children gives so much peace when things are not going well
Hallelujah, my kids are never out of God's reach💃💃💃💃💃
Praying for all the parents and my adult son and daughter as well⚘🌷🌼💝💝
She’s so warm . seems like a gentle & kind lady .
This video is on time for me. My children are 36, 32, and 30..one son and two daughters. I really needed to see and listen to this video. This is my reference video to watch over and over again. This video was published on my birthday February 1, 2019, my 50th birthday
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This is so hard! I worry about my young parent children! My youngest daughter 25, ALWAYS needs me! Shes my "baby". But her mental, spiritual, financial woes are stressing me completely out! I'VE GOT TO START TRANSFERRING THAT TO THE LORD TO TAKE CARE OF. I cannot carry those burdens and change them by stressing about them. Yall pray for me and them😇
Yes I too was an enabler & couldn't stop from internalizing all of the stress & drama! It absolutely nearly killed me physically, mentally, & emotionally! Please Parents & Guardians don't let this happen to your life. It definitely shortens your lifespan & you're Quality of life 💯+ (sadly speaking the truth from my own life)😘. Prayers for you all❣️
THANKS VERY MUCH I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO GOD LEAD ME TO THIS ☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽TO WATCH I WILL KEEP COMING BACK 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I've done everything possible to help my son,i don't know what else to do lord.i need your wisdom .
Wow, did I ever need this today. Thank you, Jesus 🙌
Lord she is speaking to me. This video is a keeper!
For me, too :)
@@saschaspring2198 ooo
RIGHT!!! thankful
Glory to the Lamb of God!
Thank you to Focus on the Family and to Jodie for answering God's call to help so many of us dealing with like matters.
My daughter is 28 years old and she has inherited my depression and severe anxiety issues and right now she is dealing with heartbreak ...her spouse of 7 years is cheating on her and has told her she has 2 weeks to get her own place and then her 18 year old cat Is about to die any day now and she is scaring me because she is talking about how she just wants to die and as a mother this just crushes my heart and soul...I feel like this is something I can't fix ...I can't make her spouse love her and I can't save her beloved pet from passing away as well as many other issues that are going on in her life so now I feel all I can do is pray and be there for her...I have not been able to sleep lately because I'm wrecked with worry about her but i know she will get through this hard time in her life...
Please Pray for My Sons Malik and Keith, they are both struggling with their mental health 🙏🏾
@Jersey Women Inc… please Lord show up and fight on behalf of Malik and Keith.. i pray that the situation has changed for the better.
Thankful God led me here. My adult son is lost. Just found out yesterday that he was moving across the country today. He is making bad decisions. I'm praying for my prodigal son to come back to me. Trusting God through the tears. He has been in church until he revolted. 😢 He is now 23 but always my baby.
Hello how are you doing?
3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth
This word was right on time!!! Thank you!! 🙏🏽 ❤🙏🏽❤️
This is right on time! I needed this today my heart is heavy for many things
Thank you so much for this. Most often we just hear "You have to let go" which is too limited in its advice. You offered such great insight and tips that are truly helpful!
Real interesting. Which I could read this book.. I was about to give up.
I have discovered that my Mom prayers are like a giant duster over my adult children. I cannot make anything happen but I can lovingly dust away the confusion and the lies that they are battling today.
Hello how are you doing?
Pray for my 20 year daughter to make better choices and get through her pain lord lead or to a better path before it leads to destruction lord please watch over her
My adult son and I have always been very close. He and his wife had 4 children, with whom I spent a lot of time. I loved them so much. And they loved me. My husband and I went out for lunch alternating every Friday. Then they had a fifth child! I was delighted!! My beloved daughter and her husband and children lived in California. For reasons yet unclear to us my son’s wife (who, we loved, but had concerns about her) decided that we were no longer allowed to see our grandchildren. The baby girl is almost 5 years old and doesn’t know that I am her Grandmother. We have prayed, as have many friends who love us. My son loves us, but he is controlled by the woman he married. Attempts at reconciliation fail. I don’t know what to do with the pain!
Oh this breaks my mama and grandmama’s heart. I pray for a breakthrough! These children need their grandparents and you need them! I’m so sorry.
@@lynnvargas8938 Thank you, Lynn.🙏😊
I know this pain all too well and am living AGAIN with another child. It is one of the most heart wrenching pains every felt. Praying for you and your family 🙏🏻
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So sorry . Pray for unity ans a breakthrough with an encounter with Jesus for your daughter in law
Since this was my similar experience, but now reconciled through God's amazing grace.
Pray and fast is my only advice.
I needed this as I struggle with two adult daughters and my granddaughter. It’s not just teens. I tried to raise them the best I knew at that time. I lay here in tears and so depressed just not knowing what to do and how to deal with the problems we have. I have no family to talk to about this for guidance except my older sister who is sick herself and doesn’t need my problems. All I know what to do at this point is pray.
The chosen life
From one Mum in that position to another though my anguish is over a son. Just found this channel. Bless you heaps. Your comment leapt out at me. Our Mums prayers carry weight🥰😇🙏
@thischosenlife : I have 5, yes 5, daughters . It has been excruciatingly hard this last 12 years . I pray alot and have to remind myself that even cities where Jesus performed many miracles and amazing works they still would not repent. We cannot force it . But continue to pray . I hope we both see our kids turn to the Lord . What a happy day that be !
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@@ginalawson338 Thank you :)
Talk so children listen, Listen so children talk. Best bk ever - applies to adults as well
Thank you. This information was right on time. Going through a storm right now. God is so good to me. God bless your ministry 🙇🏾♀️🙇🏾♀️
'Prayer changes things/'lives!
This was delivered in God's perfect timing for me. My youngest son is 21 and has decided to join the Navy recently. My fear and anxiety has been severe, but this message was so encouraging and full of truth! I will pray scriptures over his new journey! Thank you all so much! God Bless!
At least your son has a dream&purpose 🇺🇸 ✝🙏 my son made a career the last 8 years doing drugs&homelessness by choice
@@aliciakatalina4875 freedom of use will happen.
Jodie is delightful - so humble!
Praise the Lord for Jodie Berndt’s comment and wisdom from our Heavenly Father. Thank you for sharing this
My girls are 40 and 37 both married to wonderful but unbelieving men. - and have both drifted away from God. My youngest has now decided not to talk to me and it’s been a very painful time even though I have apologised for perceived wrong doing, written to her and love her unconditionally. I’m in a good place now as I’ve surrendered them both to His grace and kindness but I’m a peacemaker, but am now stepping away as the accusation was affecting me.....
I understand, and am in a similar situation where my two adult girls are not speaking to me. I am also in a much better place myself, and have decided to step away because repeated attempts for a relationship have not been returned.
thank you for sharing as well as the other woman. I struggled did much to gain my daughter back for very long time. finally after too much pain I had to let go. its been years. but my daughter is reaching out to me now and told me the night before my recent birthday that yes it was hard for both of us a a single parent familybut I gave her good memories even nun with financial hardship. didn't think is hear test until maybe? my deathbed. in not dying so I thank God for years of praying that my daughter is now coming to me! prayer is the key. boy it hurts very deeply waiting for an answer. that we night not see until heaven! it has brought some healing for both of us
I'm so deeply worried!
This is so hard, I pray that they turn and cling to God and your relationships are renewed. Just 2 days ago my adult daughter expressed rage towards me for what she perceived as wrongdoings by me. Even though I apologized she still lashed out I say for her own personality issues that she doesn’t recognize. It’s very hard not to be seen for who you really are by someone you love.
My daughter always dumps me too..it hurts because i need that bond but shes got better things to do and people to see
Thank you! May God bless you all for your ministry.
Thank those who share God's words with all people
I know my grandparents prayed for me and my siblings. Knowing they went to church and we're strict holy rollers. They prayed for a thousand generations of children and not just their own children. They loved us before we were thought of. Jeremiah 29:11. All of scripture is our guidance.
Thank you so much. We needed this as a family.
Thank you for this interview. It has now encouraged me twice in the parenting season I am in. Priceless gift. ❤
I'm so glad I tuned in. So enlightening n so encouraging.Amen to every word shared n bless you for sharing♥️
please pray for Sharyn my 19 year daughter who has no interest in education, but strongly moving out with boyfriends, drinking alcohol and smoking cannibis. Please pray to her to stop with all of this bad behaviours, and to know Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour of her life and use her testimony to bring many many lost sheep back in Gods kingdom
Prayer is everything, I Love these videos.
Please pray for my 24 year old son, dealing with mental health issues. 🙏🏽
This was incredibly inspiring and exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you!
I have been inspired to pray as Jodi described to me in my life 20 years ago through MIT. Life changing scriptural prayers!
Absolutely a blessing. Thanks Jodi.
Thank you for sharing those thoughts and wisdom. It really helps!
Although I continually have to say “I trust you Lord” every single day practically, this message was one that I needed to hear. Going to get the prayer book as well 🙏🏻💜
I've been praying for God's help for my adult son for years and years. He struggles with life in many ways. He's been suicidal often. I placed him in God's hands. Nothing has changed. If anything, he is worse . I'm losing my faith.
I will pray for you. I am struggling with my son as well.
Hi dear.
Jesus still holds your hands. You and your family are safe in His hands
Praying for your son. I too struggle with my older sons life too who lives at home
Thank you.
Thank you for your story. We know in our heart that God is always there to listen to our prayer, but sometimes it needs some like your story to reminded us that the Lord is listening. I have children young and adult the more they get older the more the worries I have because they are out of reach. I have to remind myself just pray and put it in God hands that he will shape them,because he loves them even more than we do. I like to pray for all who are lost will find the way back to the Lord. That's also include all my children. May God always be by their sides to walk with them each day of their life.
Thank you so much for this message it has really blessed me
This blessed me so much today. Thank you so much for this and for the resources on Jodie Berndt’s website. I am feeling encouraged by the specific insights / next steps to take.
I am so glad I found you. Such a helpful channel.
Thank you for this encouragement today is my Youngest Daughters Birthday is today. i would love to hug her and tell her how much I love her, but she has not or will not speak to me.(It has been over 5 years) my heart breaks but i will pray these scriptures as I have for many years
Rick Reynolds I’m sorry for your grief .
Thank you
My daughter has not spoken to me for 5 months and it's hard but prayer changes things and I trust God with her... So sorry, some times it takes a while, thank God He is sovereign... Bless your heart will pray for your daughter as well..
I’m so sorry! I’m going through the same thing.
I am sorry you are going through this as well. The only thing keeping my strength is pressing into Jesus like never before. I keep my eyes on Him in this storm.@@RUT812
Thank you! This was such an encouragement to me and an answer to prayer. I was feeling discouraged.
Thank you for real parenting advice that's not overly idealistic!
Wow 😳 God bless you all!!
Sometimes its all they can do. It is what it is...blessings
Awesome ministry!
Thank you Focus on the Family for reaching so many families by sharing God's truth! Thank you Jodie for answering God's call to write these books that God put on your heart. Our family has been blessed by Praying the Scriptures for Your Children when they were younger. They are now 14 and 15...I just started Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens. 🙏🏻❤️
My 23 year old son was just transferred to a different province with his job
I’m a single mom and have been apart from him in 🥲23 years .. he doesn’t talk much or answr my texts 🥲🥲 I cry myself to sleep every night ! It’s only been 3 weeks
Thank you for sharing today
Bless you❣️
I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for this powerful message! I so thank you Focus on the Family for providing such great glorifying, and edifying content! :) May the Lord keep blessing you ABUNDANTLY!
Thank you 😁!
Blessing to all people Amen
Praying for my prodigal son to come back to Jesus
Thank you so much ! Our heavenly Father is so perfect in his timing! I heard your broadcast yesterday in my car, praying for my adult daughter who is wayward in every way right now. This gave me the hope and certainty that I needed, right when I needed it. I love you guys and thank God for you! I have been listening for many years, since my 4 adult children were babies! I always say I raised my children with James Dobson! Thank you for your ministry and your many wonderful guests who have helped me so much through all these years!
Monica Janacek
Hello how are you doing?
Thank you. So many jewels. This blessed me. Thank you 😊
That was so good. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much x
Excellent interview. Thank you.
The problem is that my child has one, and the poor decisions that have been made are detrimental to the child as well as herself. That's the most difficult part.
That sounds hard. I prayed for your family I hope God changes things soon.
Same here!
I too have a wee grandson..and the struggle is intense...walking a tight rope..
Same!
Help me....I’m sinking with my kids ....concerned....I’m praying
Just prayed for you
Veda
Praying
Thank you I need this
Awesome message..
Please continue to pray for me Amen
😭praise through the storms.
Please pray for my daughter 🙏🏽
I so need this 😭❤️
How are you doing 😊😊😊👋😊
What a wonderful video thank you so much!
Pray for my adult daughter and her family. Too much is happening
Very helpful and encouraging to Trust & Pray instead of Fear & Worry...which is where I can default. I know the first is working with the Lord for my married alcoholic son and the latter is working against. Even thru tears, I will try to Pray & Trust, thank you, God Bless You.
Hello how are you doing?
Thank you thank you that helped me so much! I bought her books🤗
Thank you for discussing rebellion in adult children. This and the millennial generations are inflicted with the familial generational curses that lead to the unthinkable. It's pervasive. I pray publishers will begin meeting the needs of deeply hurting and worried parents.
Also, my children didn't grow up in a Christian family. Many adult children are not prodigals. There's a huge difference in how these parents ( saved when it was too late or divorced and had no influence over the children's life direction) need to be given support. I'm heavy-hearted. Christian publishers and media ignore this reality.
Hello, your situation might have some bearing, however, rebellion is very common in children growing up in a two Christian parents sitauations.
Amazing 😢
Thank you for this video, it’s right on time! Numbers 6:24 May The Lord please you all
Thank you for posting this. :)
Great talk Jodie an the team . Really it's God's plan I received this.❤❤❤❤🤲🤲🙏🏻🙏🙏🙏🎊🍫
Yes my fear is not doing the right thing and being blamed for not doing anything.
I have faith in jesus for my up and down learning life Amen
This is one of the best content you guys.
Amen!!
Please pray for my daughter Emily, that is 24yrs. old and in a relationship with a girl because she was raised by two women and ripped from me when she was 3yrs. old unjustly! She will not talk to me, bc, she was brainwashed against me from three families and the court system too! She attends College and has a car! She works part time, which, I am proud of her for!😊 But, I am worried about her soul and our relationship, reunification!😢 There has been so much interference from other people that I feel there is no hope for us! I Love my Daughter so much and miss her!😢💔There is so much Evil in this World and it worked through people in my life Badly!!!!😢
Im sorry to hear about your situation with your daughter. Keep praying for the Lord to give you strength and a peace of mind as the Lord works all things out for you and your daughter. I will keep you in prayer .
Felicia
Only young parents are naïve enough to think our kids won’t walk in the our way with the Lord❤
My gramma always said, “little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems.”