Pauletta and Timothia Hebrews 13:7 reads, “Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.” By Mel While in college pursuing a major in primary education, I was granted the unique privilege of working within the walls of the Ellis household.…
Here in one location I summarize the material we’ve talked about in this ten-part series on stiff necks and rebellious hearts. If you missed one and would like further explanation, details, and examples of each, you can click below. Blog series on “stiff necks and rebellious hearts” Part 1. A Physical Indicator of a Rebellious Heart Part 2.…
Obedience means obeying right away, all the way, and with a cheerful heart. Wow. That was pretty good, wasn’t it. Well, I didn’t think of that definition. I heard it from a man named Rush. Brilliant, I thought. Right away. Simply put, this means to obey immediately, without delay. I heard, in my adult years,…
Would you like to know a specific way you can identify the success of your discipline session with your child? I’ve got this one tip. This final check point will show you if your child’s rebellious heart is indeed yielded and brought back under submission to your authority. The discipline session. In the previous post I shared…
What does a specific apology look like in which the offender acknowledges her own specific behavior and how those actions respectively hurt the offended? Today in part 7 of this series on stiff necks and rebellious hearts, I’m sharing an apology with the exact wording our family has used for years. Twenty years later, I’d teach this…
Today, the sixth part of this series on stiff necks and rebellious hearts, I’m role-playing with you to show a specific list of questions that you can use when you are “dealing” with your child’s heart to bring about restoration. I refer to this as The Discipline Process. The purpose of discipline is none other than…
Your child’s stiff neck reveals the true condition of his heart. Don’t let this stubborn sign just pass you by. It’s a glaring sign that practically screams DEAL WITH ME…and deal with me thoroughly until my heart is brought back unto submission. The outward evidence of the restored heart will include a gentle facial expression,…
This is Part 4 in my blog posts on Stiff Necks and Rebellious Hearts. Surgery of the Heart So, we’ve identified that our hearts are rebellious and it’s evidenced by our stiff necks along with our tense shoulders and clenched teeth and a variety of other nonverbal clues. But, what do we do to change…
This is the third in a series about our rebellious hearts which are evidenced by a stiff neck. You can read these previous blog posts if you’d like to start from the beginning: A Physical Indicator of a Rebellious Heart Confront Your Own Heart First, You Stiff-Necked Parent, You Today I’m going to describe the…
I know, I know. We EASILY see this in our kids, but WE as the adults also are guilty of unteachable, rebellious hearts. Thank you to these two beauties who staged NOT being teachable to the other’s input. A stiff neck simply signals the true condition of your heart. Now see here…Yesterday’s blog post started…
