?When nothing makes sense. When your child's heart is breaking and yours is true, and the question hanging in the air is God really good? That's the moment that shapes faith because you don't just want your tween to know about God. You want them to trust him when he feels silent. Today we're opening Psalm 10 to learn how to help your child stand firm even when God feels distant.
Welcome to the Faith Mom Mentor, the podcast for moms who want more than surface level faith for themselves and their kids. I'm Anne, and if you're a mom who feels unsure where to start, spiritually worries. You're not teaching your kids enough and wants a calmer or confident faith at home, you are in the right place here.
We cut through the noise and get grounded in truth. Each episode helps you know God deeply Teach your tween. Faithfully and build a home that feels strong, steady, and Christ-centered even in the middle school years. If you are ready to stop guessing, start leading with confidence and grow a faith, your family can actually live out your in the right place.
Welcome to the Faith Mom Mentor. Let's step into a moment. Every mom will face. At some point your child is hurting. Something didn't go the way they expected, and suddenly the question comes, why would God let this happen? It's a hearts. Stopping moment because deep down, what you really want is for your child to be secure in Christ, not shaken.
Every time life feels unfair, but sometimes life doesn't line up with what we believe, a diagnosis, a disappointment, a situation that feels deeply unfair. And in those moments, God can feel distant, silent, even absent, if you've ever felt. That you are not alone. Psalm 10 gives us something incredibly powerful, a way to walk through confusion without losing faith.
It is okay to ask God hard questions. Psalm 10 begins with this raw question, why, Lord, do you stand far off? That's not polished. That's not filter that is real. And this is. So important for you and for your middle schooler asking why is not like a faith. It is evidence of relationship. We only ask questions of someone we believe is there, and you want your child to know they are not alone.
That they are held and taught by God himself. So when your child asks. Asks hard questions. You don't shut it down. You guide it. You say that question is really important, and God isn't afraid of it. The second thing is faith doesn't ignore reality. David, in this. Psalm spends the first part of Psalm 10 describing what he sees.
He sees pride, he sees injustice. He sees people getting away with wrong, the weak being mistreated. Does that sound familiar? Your middle schooler is noticing those things too, and you want your child to live by what is true, not just by what is popular. If we don't help them process what they see through scripture, the world will process it for them.
So we teach them these things. Faith is not pretending everything is okay, and faith is seeing clearly and still choosing God. The third thing is the turning point from question to declaration. After describing all the confusion, David makes a shift. He says, arise. Lord, do not forget the helpless. He doesn't get an explanation.
He makes a decision. He chooses to speak to God and he chooses to trust God's character. And this is what you are building in your child. You want your child to move forward in faith, not fear. Faith is not about having all the answers. It's about knowing who God is when you don't have all the answers.
The fourth thing is what truth do we hold onto? David begins reminding himself. God sees God cares. God acts God defends and God reigns. The Lord is king forever and ever. This is where peace comes from, not from understanding everything but from anchoring in who God is, because you don't want fear shaping your child's life.
You want them to live by faith, and that starts with truth repeated in uncertain moments. Fifth, guide your middle schooler in real life. So when your child asks why. Did this happen? Here's a simple path. You can walk with them first, validate the feeling that really hurts. I understand why you feel that way.
The second thing is acknowledge reality. Yes. The world is broken. Not everything is fair. Third point to the truth, but God sees, God cares, and God is still in control. You are not giving them a formula. You are giving them a foundation because you want your middle schooler to reflect Christ, not just in an easy season, but in the hard ones too.
The faith you are building is helping your child learn. They can talk to God honestly. They can face reality without fear, and they can trust God even without answers. That is steady faith. That is lasting faith, and that is what will carry them through life. You are not raising your child to chase everything.
You want them to honor God above everything. And moments like this, when God feels distant, these moments are actually the moments when deep roots grow. If you want a simple hands-on way to build this kind of faith with your middle schooler, grab the Joshua Bible study. You now have a clear path to lead your child in faith.
It's a 50 day step by step journey you can do together right at your kitchen table to help your child see God at work, build confidence in his promises, and learn how to trust him. In real life. If this episode encouraged you, I want you to continue growing in this area by listening to episode 24. Teach your tween to pray with faith.
It's about Psalm five. You don't have to figure this out all on your own. You have guidance as you lead your child in faith. Before you go, remember this, you are doing sacred work as you nurture faith in your home and it matters more than you realize. Thank you for choosing to spend this time growing stronger and steadier in truth.
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Until next time, keep leading with faith. Your faithfulness is shaping a legacy.
