Win Your Child’s HeartSample

Psalm 117:2 is a beautiful verse to meditate on, write down, and have displayed in your home. God's lovingkindness is the truth that endures forever. You can woo your kids' hearts through the power of your lovingkindness towards them.

Wooing represents the gentle art of winning hearts through consistent kindness, thoughtful attention, and patient demonstration of love rather than through demands or manipulation. Just as God surrounds His people with lovingkindness to draw them into relationship, you have the privilege of surrounding your children with the same tender, persistent love.

This approach requires a fundamental shift from demanding compliance to inspiring cooperation, from expecting gratitude to modeling grace, from insisting on respect to demonstrating worthiness of honor. The transformation happens slowly, through countless small moments of choosing gentleness over harshness, understanding over judgment, patience over frustration.

Lovingkindness in practical terms might look like offering comfort after discipline, maintaining traditions that bring joy even during difficult seasons, or choosing to see your child's heart behind their challenging behavior.

The power of this approach lies not in its immediate effectiveness—wooing takes time—but in its long-term fruit. Children who experience consistent lovingkindness learn to trust their parent's heart toward them, making them more receptive to guidance and correction when needed.

Reflection Question: How can you express lovingkindness to your child this week in ways that invite their heart closer rather than simply demanding their compliance?