FamilyLife Blended® con Ron L. Deal

A seed of truth, planted in your heart by the Holy Spirit, can grow beautiful things.

Sometimes stepchildren are more problematic to a stepparent than a biological parent, because they intuitively know the stepparent is able to handle it—it’s a backward compliment. One couple heard me say that and it immediately planted a seed of truth in the stepdad: he wasn’t being rejected, he was being admired. This freed him to love his stepson in spite of the outward attitude—and years later his stepson is thanking him. Never underestimate the power of obedience to a simple godly truth.