Feeling Like a Failure as a Parent? | Parenting 101, Part 4

Feeling like a failure as a parent? When you're the one struggling, with money, anxiety or depression, how do you keep pouring into your kids? Pastor Ken and his wife Rachel answer one parent's letter, four questions deep. Struggling is not the same as failing, providing is not the same as purchasing, and you can't pour from an empty cup forever. This week: you don't have to be perfect. You just have to be faithful. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. If you're thinking about hurting yourself or wishing you weren't here, please don't carry it alone. In the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), any time. Scripture: Lamentations 3꞉22-23 · Psalm 37꞉5 · Psalm 42꞉5 · 1 Kings 19 · Matthew 6꞉34 Chapters: 00:00 Welcome: when the parent is struggling 01:12 One parent's letter 03:45 Q1: feeling like a failure as a parent 04:20 Struggling is not the same as failing 05:39 Draw a line in the sand 06:34 Good parenting isn't perfect parenting 08:04 It's okay to say I was wrong 08:50 New every morning: Lamentations 3 10:27 The Promise Book 11:07 Q2: failing financially 11:47 Pastor Ken's 800-square-foot house 12:46 Providing is not purchasing 14:56 What money can't provide 16:46 When you need help with the basics 17:50 Q3: anxiety, depression, lost spark 18:21 Psalm 42: why so downcast? 19:18 Be honest when you're not okay 20:29 You can't pour from an empty cup 21:13 Q4: struggling every single day 22:14 What does faithfulness look like? 23:42 A bucket of grace for each day 24:32 One day at a time (Matthew 6꞉34) 25:14 Letting your kids see you struggle 26:15 Teach them to pray for you 27:23 To the parent listening in the car 29:00 Where you turn when you fall 30:03 A prayer for the struggling parent 31:38 Closing: not perfect, faithful #christianpodcast #christianparenting #realtalkwithpk New episodes weekly. 💬 Got a topic or question for the show? https://forms.gle/G54AvGbf6FrRPUx87 🌐 Show notes + transcripts: https://realtalkpk.com/ 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KT4Tpb... 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ▶️ More from Pastor Ken at CrossPoint Community Church:    / @crosspointcommunitychurch-wlmi