The Strength of the Single Parent: Teachings in the Bible

By Erika Grey

 

Being a single parent is one of the most difficult jobs someone can find themselves performing. The church and society view the sole mother or father as at a disadvantage without a partner. This is a myth, and this work exposes the doctrinal falsehoods taught in the church concerning single parenting. On the contrary based on Biblical teachings and two exemplary single parent examples the Bible provides, you will discover that in the eyes of God being a single parent is a strength and not a weakness. In addition, this book looks at the negative issues in a two-parent household that a single parent does not face. If you are a single parent who has been divorced, widowed, or abandoned by your mate, this book is for you. In it are the keys to being a successful parent, along with what the Bible teaches is your strength in your role despite the pain from your loss of a mate, and your children their other parent.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Erika Grey
• Release date: Jun 15, 2024
• ISBN: 9798227052520

Erika Grey

Erika Grey is an Evangelical Christian author, prophecy expert, teacher and commentator. www.erikagrey.com features Erika's books, blogs, articles and radio broadcasts. Erika Grey focuses on current affairs, the EU and its relation to Bible Prophecy and issues that effect individuals living in these end times. Within Evangelical circles, Erika Grey is the leading authority on the EU and Bible Prophecy which is evidenced by her exposes and books on the European Union, for which Erika speaks on radio shows across the U.S. Erika Grey hosts "Prophecy Talk" her own weekly radio show on blogtalkradio. Erika is also a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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The Strength of the Single Parent

Teachings in the Bible

Erika Grey

Pedante Press

Advice for Life in These End Times Series

All Scriptural quotations in this publication are from the New King James Version of the Bible © by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

Copyright © 2021 Erika Grey

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-940844-35-0 

DEDICATION

To all of the single parents who read this book, may you find in these teachings that you are in  your singleness is a great advantage as a parent. 

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1 SINGLE PARENTING MYTHS

    I am a single parent. My former husband died of an alcohol and drug overdose reaping havoc on our entire family.  Not only at his death but his actions during the final years of his life. As a single parent I felt at a disadvantage, after all a two-parent home was what God intended. This is essentially what is taught in the church.  The absence of a father or mother causes all kinds of problems. I faced many of those that one deals with when a father is missing. In addition, I had to face them alone. 

Homes Missing Either Mothers or Fathers

    While my home missed a father, I read of the situations where a mother died while her children were young, leaving the dad as a single parent. In addition to father’s who lived in situations where the mother was addicted and abandoned the family. A home without a mother is just as difficult as a home without a father.  The job for any single parent doubles in workload. Moreover, when pastor’s would refer to me and my children as a family, on the contrary it was more like no longer a family.

Cleaning Up After Another Parent’s Sin

    In mine I felt as if it was my husband’s sin that wreaked so much havoc and I was left to clean up the mess from it. Our son descended into alcoholism and our daughter into serious mental health issues and addiction. From police at the door to hospitalizations I went through it all.

    While two parent households experienced the calm of their home, mine had unpredictable chaos. It seemed a hopeless situation. One with loss after loss. My daughter’s issues were so severe that she seemed destined for tragedy. By the time she was 17 she had been hospitalized 27 times. I had not known that she started to use drugs, which was