Comments for Raising World Changers

Comment on Inspirational Movies to watch as a Family by Jane

Jane — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:57:22 +0000

Thanks for that Michelle.

Comment on Inspirational Movies to watch as a Family by Michelle Lin

Michelle Lin — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:48:47 +0000

Also another good family friendly movie reviewing website that I’ve just subscribed to is movieguide.org

Comment on Inspirational Movies to watch as a Family by Michelle Lin

Michelle Lin — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:46:02 +0000

Thanks for a really comprehensive movie list!
I’m often at a loss when my kids want to see a movie. … so this will come in very handy.

Comment on The Inconvenience of Raising Kids who Help Others by Jane

Jane — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:33:04 +0000

Thank you Christine.

Comment on The Inconvenience of Raising Kids who Help Others by Christine Battams

Christine Battams — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:38:12 +0000

Powerful. The Paradigm shift is crucial. Loved that you allowed your husband’s reflection stretch you and to consider all the possibilities for them, for you and most importantly in building connections with all people in our community.

Comment on FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) by Jane

Jane — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 23:58:31 +0000

Yes Belinda – I have been really challenged about the sabbath from technology too and am starting this week. I realised my own modelling for my children wasn’t crash hot either in relation to social media!!

Comment on FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) by Belinda

Belinda — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:35:34 +0000

Thanks Jane, there are lots of really practical suggestions here. After reading your post I have decided to take up the challenge of having a sabbath from technology. I will start this week. I hope others are challenged to take some practical steps in their life towards more gratitude and peace too.

Comment on FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) by Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:55:47 +0000

Hey Jane!
I definitely recognise FOMO in my heart but hardly EVER check social media! My specific area of FOMO is a fear of not growing deeper with God (as you already know!), which I often associate with going to conferences and meeting up with people who really love God, and although I don’t get to go to anywhere near as much as I want, I still see them as missed opportunities when I don’t go and feel worried! Thankfully, I don’t see these attributes now in my children but recognising the root of it (that you can only grow with others and away from home) is helpful in addressing the problem and stopping it growing!

As you mentioned being thankful about what is happening is a fantastic reminder on how to send FOMO packing, and also learning to recognise that God is at work in the everyday in quite profound ways and to be able to see what God’s doing and hear his voice (the other topic you love blogging about!) at home and in your family members. A slight difference in what you blogged about but I’m sure others identify with this if they aren’t caught up in social media.

How I manage it/might manage it!
– Ask God to reveal what he is doing in my family
– Make sure I read more of the Bible than any other book by great authors (so I don’t feel like others will only experience Him more, and pray for my family what I’m reading in the Bible so I feel like He speaks specifically to us – I think this is key to raising world changers!)

I’m sure I’ll be revisiting the many and varied ways to combat FOMO for my kids when they get older and inevitably more linked to the internet. What a seriously relevant and helpful post!!

Comment on Setting Goals with our Children by Jane

Jane — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 02:31:36 +0000

Love the idea of looking at the things from the past year where you had been stretched, seen God move and bless and where you were yet to see breakthrough as well as what you were grateful for. Love that and yet so easy to miss!!

Comment on Setting Goals with our Children by God is Good

God is Good — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 10:41:56 +0000

We spent the evening last night talking about all that we were grateful for in 2017. The things we had seen breakthrough in, the places where we had been stretched, and seen God move and bless, and the places where we had yet to see the breakthrough. We then wrote down a list of what we were hoping for in 2018, as individuals and as a family. I think we will need to take a few of those pieces and turn them into achievable (yet stretching, faith inspiring) goals for 2018 – we missed that part so thank you for the reminder.
We believe it is a time of great breakthrough, and favour … and as we thank God for what He has already done we are believing for more favour and breakthrough, and believing to see the blessing and favour of God in each of our lives, and of those around us … because God is Good!