Fear Factor in Parenting: Fear of Judgment
In Episode Two of the Fear Factor, Cameron and Anna discuss the fear of judgment. Parents often worry that they are being judged for their mistakes -- and their children's mistakes -- by their communities, their own families, and other parents. This can lead to poor decision making, when we parent our children out of the fear of what other people will think rather than parenting out of what God will think. And this is fearful, too-- how do we know God is not judging us harshly for the mistakes we make as moms and dads? The gospel reminds us that the judgment we deserve has been satisfied by Christ, and the gospel frees us from serving the idol of human approval.