Triggers Quotes

“We can demand respect because of our rank, or we can foster respect because of our righteousness.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“Our children are not perfect, but they are perfectly designed to perfect us into the image of Christ.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“Refuse to gaze at your old self; as you develop patience towards your kids, offer it to yourself, too. Trust God to transform you.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“If the kids are loud and you’ve not had a moment’s peace, you still have to remain kind and in control of yourself. Though it’s your trigger, you aren’t allowed to pull it back and wound those around you. You must learn to control yourself, even on the noisiest days.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“Empower me to build my loved ones up, even when they are attempting to tear the rest of us down in their own emotional angst.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“Which leads me to prayer. Only the Holy Spirit can meet my children in these quiet times, convicting their hearts, and in His kindness lead them to repentance and lasting change. Moms and dads, we have the awesome privilege to pray for our children. Pray for their hearts and their words.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“if we coach our kids through life, we become their cheerleaders too, offering them hope and confidence to become more like Christ.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“With the Holy Spirit as our guide, we can transform our angry responses into loving ones that still hold our children to a godly standard of obedience while also demonstrating the Fruit of the Spirit toward them.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

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― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“And so today we are slowing down in the quiet of these words to make a plan, that we might see the moments when they backtalk not as invitations to fight, but as opportunities to lead them kindly to repentance.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“We may not get the refreshing or reviving we need to feel 100% each day, but that has no real bearing on our ability to respond biblically in the hard moments that will come our way. Be exhausted if you must, but give your kids your best self anyway.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“I deal with long-term behavior issues in each of my kids. But as long as they are in my home, my job is to not give in to my exhaustion or weariness from parenting them. Every challenging moment with my child can be a victory for ME, even if it is not for THEM. There can always be a victor in our toughest and most draining moments”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“Moms and dads, husbands and wives, persevere under your present trials. Surrender this maddening pursuit of perfect children, and seek how the Lord wants to perfect you in the midst of the challenges today.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“These painful trials have not slipped through His fingers and into our lives by accident—they’ve been purposefully placed there by the King over heaven and earth. Your trials and your children were not just allowed—they were anointed. Therefore, we are blessed.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses

“Having a child with special needs, behavioral disorders, and learning difficulties can be one of the most difficult weights to bear. And under the pressure, moms can explode, marriages implode, and love erode.”
― Amber Lia, Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses