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title: "Parenting Your Kids to Be Resilient in a Challenging World"
date: 2025-08-27
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# Parenting Your Kids to Be Resilient in a Challenging World

**Parenting Points**

We live in a challenging world, where we need the skill of resilience – the ability to recover from setbacks and keep going. We naturally want to protect kids from the challenges and hardships of this world, but the reality is that no matter how much we may want to, we cannot keep our kids from hardship and challenge. If we can’t protect them, we must be faithful to equip them. So, what are some ways we can equip them with resilience?

**Powerful Examples from Scripture.** The Bible is full of stories of people who faced significant challenges yet trusted in God’s promises to sustain them. For example, the story of Joseph demonstrates resilience in the face of betrayal, false accusations, and imprisonment. Despite his hardships, Joseph remained faithful to God, and in time, God elevated him to a position of influence. We can discuss these stories from Scripture with our kids to teach them the power of resilience and the faithfulness of God, who meets us in our struggles.

**Encouraging Passages.** As we seek to teach our kids about the power of resilience, the Bible has some great scriptures that help us frame the challenges and hardships of life.

- Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV: *“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”*
- Psalm 46:1 ESV: *“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”*

We can memorize Bible verses with our kids to remind them of the truth when they face challenging situations and teach them to pray to seek God for His help because He is faithful and always with them.

**Modeling Resistance.** Kids need real-life examples of being resilient in difficult times. Share stories of times when you faced difficulties but trusted in God’s promises. Show your children that resilience isn’t about never falling, but about standing back up— grounded in faith.

Though we cannot keep our kids from challenges and difficulties, we can teach them about God’s faithfulness through our own stories and Scripture. We can remind them and ourselves that no matter what they may face, God will be with them. And even on the days when they fail and fall, God is there as a loving Father waiting to pick them up and encourage them to take another step.

*[![Ben Birdsong](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ben-Birdsong-150x150.jpeg "Ben Birdsong")](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ben-Birdsong-scaled.jpeg)-Dr. Ben Birdsong*

*Director of European Expansion for First Priority Global Ministries*

[*www.benbirdsong.com*](http://www.benbirdsong.com)