The Family Discipleship Podcast OQ - What If Our Kids Resent Us For Our Family Discipleship?
Dec 22, 2025
Parents often worry their children will resent their intentional approach to faith. The hosts encourage trusting God with the results of faithful discipleship, asserting that resentment shouldn't be a parent's burden. They discuss the importance of church attendance and emphasize obedience to God's calling. Scriptural support highlights the value of gentle and respectful guidance. Ultimately, they argue that failing to disciple is a greater harm than facing potential resentment from children.
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You Don't Own Your Child's Resentment
- Resentment in a child's heart is not the parent's responsibility to own.
- Chelsea Griffin says faithful obedience to God can still produce resentment, but it's between the child and God.
Obey God Over Human Pressure
- Choose to obey God rather than yield to human pressure when they conflict.
- Teach and model faith with gentleness and respect as 1 Peter 3:15 recommends, Chelsea Griffin advises.
Expect Gentle Suffering For Doing Good
- Expect possible pushback but accept suffering for righteousness as part of parenting.
- Read and apply 1 Peter 3:14–17 and defend hope with gentleness and respect, Chelsea Griffin says.