Parenting a Prodigal Son: Why You Should Stop Blaming Yourself with Dr. Doug Weiss | Full Episode
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Struggling with the pain of disappointment caused by parenting a prodigal son or daughter? Dr. Doug Weiss shares why you can stop blaming yourself and gives you the tools to help your child on their journey to restoration!
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Both of my children are prodigals, living alternate lifestyles. Thank you for this program.
This is certainly a walk of faith and trust.
I have a 15 yr old prodigal daughter and thank you for your wisdom from God. I have been praying and fasting . I believe God will bring her back ! In Jesus's name I pray Amen!
Praise God. This was so encouraging to me. We have a Prodigal who we have turned over to the Lord.
Hi Fred! We declare your son will be transformed by the renewing of his mind through the Word of God and that he would be completely restored to God the Father. We are here to pray with you at anything at 1.800.329.0029 or online at Daystar.com/prayer!
Hi Fred! Amen! We're thankful to know you were encouraged!
Thank you so much for sharing so openly. My daughter Adelle has disowned me as her mother BUT God! This is not the end of the story. Healing and restoration is on it's way. My husband and I now live in another province. A support group would be great. Thank you so much for your prayers.
Hi Janet! Amen! We would love to stand in prayer with you! Please feel free to go to daystar.com/prayer to call the toll free prayer lime in your area. God bless you!
One of my sons disowned me too and has not spoken to me for months. He lives with an older girlfriend whom I welcomed with open arms. May God open the eyes of his understanding.
This program is so freeing for me. I am a prodigal parent. Thank you so much. God bless each of you. I will be praying for Michael who you mentioned.
Have ya'll been secretly listening to me the past 30 years??? This made me cry with mixed emotions.
I didn't have the good home growing up and have the gift of prophecy. There's been struggles with all 3 of my sons. I've prayed for someone to be sent to them to lead them back.
Thank you Father for thismuch needed word🎉
Let me tell you a story - I know a physician that has 7 kids. The 5 boys became pastors and one of the girls married a pastor. How a guy that was not even a pastor, inspired his kids to serve the Lord? I know an old woman that could tell years in advance which kids would leave the faith just by watching the parents. She could even tell which marriages would end up in divorce. She was right probably 70% of the time. She was a devoted Christian and knew a lot about psychology. Many parents don't give a good example and don't inspire their kids. I have a friend that grew up in church, but his parents were always gossiping about people in the church. The old woman I told you about tried to warn some parents, but they were just too arrogant to listen. There is a way to track the prodigals and the reason they left. Nothing happens overnight. There is always a story and a sign that parents decide to ignore. One of the reasons many kids leave the church is because many youth pastors are immature, inexperienced, and provide only entertainment. Churches treat kids like Ginae pigs and put them under the supervision of an immature pastor. Churches are country clubs and youth groups are entertainment services. You teach and inspire your kids at home. If you expect a church to do that you will be at risk. I blame the country club churches for the prodigals. We have a "poor kid" generation of moms that spoil their kids and then are surprised when they leave. The colleges are the battleground where kids leave the faith, but many churches don't care.
You are spot on right!! Immature pastors have done more harm to our children than the devil could do!!
@@qenehelomahasa1168 Don't put all the Blame on Pastors. Children are with their parents everyday-not with a Pastor. Therefore, God is going to hold us responsible even more if we live an un Godly life in front of our Children.
There can be many reasons and circumstances that could have affected a wayward person but not one young person or adult is without hope. We are to pray and believe Gods word, and stand on what God says. Our prayers avail much. Our prayers as followers of Christ are gateways of freedom! So keep praying!
There are many factors, and the parents might be part of it. To say parents have no fault art all isn't right either.
My only son of age 16 has walked away from our LORD, at age 13. I needed this. Thank you.
We're praying for your son's return and revelation of the Father's deep love for him in Jesus' name, Deborah!
Train up a child in the way they should go…hold on to that promise! Do not say anything negative, just God’s word , just pray.
Hi Deborah! We're sorry to hear this. Our prayer partners would be happy to pray with you personally for your son and that the Lord would meet him right where he is! Please feel free to go to daystar.com/prayer to call the toll free prayer line in your area. God bless you and your family!
@@daystar yes! Thank you for this.
@@daystar Thank you. It’s a spiritual war. I’m so happy to know other believers are fighting with me over my son. 🙏🏻❤️💪🏼
My 27 year old son passed away last year. He died of a drug overdose. I am believing God saved him and he is in heaven now
So sorry for your loss, Susan. ❤
God bless you and your son.
@@janetleight8788 thank you. God bless you as well. I actually have more to why I believe he was saved, but, I really want to say that in any case, God is so loving and kind. I don't know what I would do without Him and knowing I am saved. So many things to do for Him and yet, I feel so unqualified to do it, but I know I have to do what my God calls me to. Anyway, God bless you!
Oh my dear, may God bless you and give you peace about your son. He is a wonderful father.
Thank you, my husband is IA and he broke me decades ago. Unfortunately it caused me to withdraw from my son and my emptiness made him less then. He married a woman who wants nothing to do with Christianity. I know God can get him no matter what. Thank you for the encouragement.
Thank you so much for this. Just knowing other parents are going through this with me makes the journey easier. I pray in Jesus’ name for ALL the stolen generation to come back to their parents and to their Savior! Amen❤️
Glory Glory Glory be to God! Thank you Jesus! This was very comforting and freeing! My oldest son I didn't raise in the way he should have been raised and now he's a nonbeliever and I carry that shame and pray for his spirit to be renewed and heart changed and eyes opened, where as my youngest is a believer and I have raised him much differently, but still imperfect as we all are. Thank you for talking about this topic and shedding insight on this.
Hi Tara! Our prayer partners would be happy to pray with you personally today on behalf of your oldest that the Lord would meet him right where he is! Please feel free to go to daystar.com/prayer to call the toll free prayer line in your area. God bless you!
Thankyou so much .I have 2 prodigals and declaring 2 miracles . From New Zealand
Hi Pam! Our prayer partners would be happy to partner with you in prayer for your children! Please feel free to go to daystar.com/prayer to call the toll free prayer line in your area. Blessings.
Pray for my 2 adult children to return fully back to the Lord.
Praying for your children! They will seek a relationship with God and be Truly Born again- in Jesus Name Amen 🙏 ♥️
Hi Kat! Our prayer partners would be happy to partner with you in prayer for your children! Please feel free to go to daystar.com/prayer to call the toll free prayer line in your area. God bless you!
Praise God! Please pray for my son Jace as I’m praying for Michael.
I went to a church for 17 yrs that would put the blame on the parents. “There must be sin in your life” if your child chooses a wrong path. Very legalistic. Very hurtful. I’m a pastor’s wife and I admit that I am still healing from that church.
Hi Marian! We're sorry to hear this. We're thankful you were encouraged through this message on Daystar!
I'm glad you are out of that church. It's like when Christians have sickness in there life and when healing doesn't come, they are told they have sin in their life or don't have faith to be healed. Which is just another form of legalism.
Some churches are toxic and create prodigal. Father God chases us down to place us in better spiritual environments than hostile religions.
My only child, a prodigal daughter’s name is Amy, she was born again at almost 10 years, filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of other languages, seen & had supernatural healings. She has left and run after New Age beliefs, Buddah, she has played with witchcraft & contacting the dead. She is only 51 and is on total disability from a rare migraine disorder that causes stroke like symptoms. Our relationship is estranged although we have been texting from time to time. At times the hatred she has displayed toward me has frightened me so much I wonder if she might be capable to physically injuring me. The stress contributed to a stress driven heart attack. In the midst of all of that, I cried to The Father again & again to ask what I did wrong? God spoke to me very matter of factly, “I was The Perfect Father & my children Adam & Eve rebelled against me. Let her go & give her to me & don’t take her back.” The guilt lifted immediately & the next day I took my grown daughter to The Lord in prayer and while praying I had a vision of her being placed in King Jesus Lap. I was surprised to see that she was bound with a rope that you might see on a very large ship, the kind that the anchor is tied to, but it was wrapped around my daughter from her neck to her ankles. That has been several years ago, I have lost track of how many years. I have not taken her back & the place where guilt used to live, now peace & trust fills my heart. If anyone can draw her heart & break the pride that blinds her heart It’s The One who woo’s us all. Holy Spirit, You have my permission, I trust you to bring her Home. Amen!
Same
She is bound by the Spirit of Witchcraft and New Age beliefs. You have authority in Jesus Christ to cut the ties that bind her and loose her! Begin speaking in authority for her to be loosed from those spirits in Jesus name! She will get free! Matthew 16:19
Not all who seek are lost. So much in Christianity create seekers because of the hypocrisy seen and heard in the church. Always leave the heart and door open. Or continue to be part of the problem.❤
I really needed this today! Thank you so much!! Wow, I never thought I could take the blame off of myself! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Have a blessed day!
Thanks Dr. Doug Weiss *4 Powerfully Blessing Me With The Powerful Topic of "Prodigal Parental Process" Where I Have Learnt That The Stages of The Prodigal Parental Process are:- 1. Grief, 2. Denial & 3. Trusting In God Where He Is a Father 2 The Fatherless & A Judge of The Widows Is God In His Holy Habitation Written In Psalms 68:5 & May Our Great Almighty God Bless Yu Kendra Kelly Dean, Dorothy Newton, Anna Kendall, Cindy Johnston, Cindy Murdock, Yu Joni Lamb & Joni Table Talk So Veryyyyyy Much 2gether With Dr. Doug Weiss* & May Our Great Almighty God Lead Yu, Protect Yu & Guide Yu Joni Lamb 2gether With Yur Family 4 Yu Always Bless Me.
My heart is aching so deeply. But even in my valley I will Praise Him till my last breath. 3 years now and the pain is there. 😤😤😤🙏🙏🙏🙏 HELP ME JESUS. HELP ME.
Hi Ana! We pray the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus and that the Holy Spirit would intervene in your situation and give you everything you need. We are here 24/7 to pray with you at 1.800.329.0029.
AMEEEEEEEEEEN Your PRAYER IS ANSWERED IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME
@@daystar Thank you. Amen. Amen. Amen. God bless you.
@@dawnlaguerre735 Amen. Than you. Blessings.
I have testimony for the Glory of God. The Lord healed me. Even though my girls are still prodigals, the Holy Spirit spoke to me. Mended my way of living and made me free of the suffering. Now I have peace and Ive recovered my Joy. Im serving the Lord in spirit and truth and I will wait in His time. Thank you all. God is able.
Our son went astray in late teen years. We did our best. But once he was an adult he made his adult decisions and I wasn't taking his responsibility. I had to cast him on the Lord and live free.
He's now a married adult with his son and walks with the Lord. ❤️✝️
Fantastic guest fantastic topic oh my goodness such wisdom thank you for this as I continue to pray for my two!
Hi Robin! We're happy to know that the Lord spoke to you through this message. Be blessed!
This was very good. My former husband and I grew up in a very disfunctional homes. We brought that into our marriage. Alcohol, prescription drug addiction were in our background.
I have carried much guilt on raising our son mostly on my own from 7 years on.( Fully from the time he was 14 year's old). I have been healed from bipolar, multi personality, ptsd disorders over the past approximately 12/13 years.
I'm praying for my son and his wife to become prodicals to come home to Jesus. I pray for people to cross their path. He mentioned to me about a week ago that he is wanting to find a new church. Music to mom's ear's. I'm Believing for a turn around for them.
Would appreciate for you to stand in prayer agreement with me. Thank you so much.
This was such a good table talk, and has given me a whole new perspective on looking at prodigal issues. I hadn't thought of God quite in the context of being a prodigal Dad, but that is so obvious now you point it out. And, His people Israel one big prodigal. Speaks to the Church! For we all have fallen short and gone astray..Thank God He is so faithful, loving and gracious to us all. Xxx Ps, I love the intro music to the show. And, more importantly, I think you ladies at the table are all as beautiful inside as you look outside. Love, love your guest speakers. Daystar is a gift from God!
Thank you for airing this one. Perfect timing ❤
So good..forgiveness don't necessarily mean reconciliation
thanks! I really needed to hear this at this point & time. God Bless You All !💕
Hi Giovanna! We're thankful to see this! God bless.
@@daystar thank You & for Your Amazing Shows. I look forward every weekday.
You All are an inspiration to me. God Bless! Much love from Your Canadian neighbor.💕🙏
You have to put them in God's hands. Pray for them & go on with your life. Love the people around you. Keep praying. Keep hope alive that they will return. I raised them in church. I attended church with them. I was involved with youth music ministry. We were in a Bible believing church who taught our youth. It wasn't a game or play time at church. I hold on to the promise of God that they will not forget. Time is short. The end is near. God is faithful.
Amen! Finally this conversation!!
We now have church!
We're always a work in progress looking up to God who is our perfecter.
Thankyou Joni for this program. I have a Prodigal son. My experience in this situation is that there is no one to help the parents with advice on or help on homosexuality. 😭I apriciate you and your team. May God bless you.
I'm so grateful for this program. As a Mom of two adult children, I'm thankful for Dr. Weiss.
I've got 3 prodigals, thanks so much for this, it needs to be talked about a lot more💙🙏🏼💙
Yes amen I agree. I'm so sorry my heart goes out to you Karen. I have 1 too. Jesus Holy spirit get em!!! ❤️
We're so happy this encouraged you, Karen. God bless you. We come in agreement for your children to be completed restored to the Father in Jesus' mighty name!
I have to come back to watch this and to “listen to your words of wisdom and encouragement”, time after time Thank you all. God bless you and yours. And to God all the Glory.
😩😩😩🙏🙏🙏Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.
Hi Ana! We're thankful to know this message was a blessing to you!
Thank you!.. I needed this affirmation today!!
Thank you for this episode ❤️
Hi Pam! We're happy to see you've been blessed!
I am a mother of a pradacal of over 31 years I have gone on with my life I have handed her back to God it is his child I do not blame myself for what she has put herself through I pray for her children that have been very much affected by what she has done got to get ahold of her sooner or later he gets ahold of all of us
VERY TRUTHFUL❤
My 14 yr old son just decided to take a turn. Please pray for him. And my 35 yr old daughter.
Please pray earnestly for my son who is a prodigal, addicted to ganja and is experiencing mental health issues. As a mother I am broken
Thank you for this topic
I agree, however, the facts are that kids who grow up...say without a dad, are 75% more likely to end up in prison. So raising them right makes a big difference if the child makes right choices or not.
A Heavenly Dad can stable more than any earthy Dad could.
Yes, however God doesn't remove consequences and magically remove pain. It is untrue to say is you let God raise your kids that had no dad they will turn out fine. I know too many solid Christians, including myself, that it didn't turn out that way.
Wow! Thank you. So hood.
Yes, this is for my girls
Lord they're your children, not below to devil
That would be excellent..prodical parent workshops
God sending Christians to them! That's my learning from this and super powerful...
No one is ever away from God. Father is EVERYWHERE ❤🎉
Godly Sorrow Father. Powerful anointed Servants to reach out to my Two Daughters Jysley and Elizabeth that they may come back to You Father God. All In. To serve You and to honor your Holy Name. In Jesus mighty name. Amen.
Hi Ana! Amen! God is faithful and will continue to pursue them!
Pray for my son Andrew please!
Very intelligent and 'holy' conversation from Godly women!
Thank you! Be blessed.
Believe it or not….my darling daughter left home when she was 14.. .She had gotten a ride with a maintenance man to the airport….. finally I checked her bank account& & she had removed it&secretly flew to London! She enrolled at. a youth hostel…. She worked in pubs& has become an alcoholic After3 years she came home…went to a fabulous college& graduated with honors: Summa Cum Laude
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Her dad &I live
In an assisted living facility & she comes over almost daily! To be with me: had a bad fall!!! I love her beyond words!!!! She has not totally given up alcohol. This broadcast would 0
Our town is Hilton Head lIsland ….please pray for CarmenDeCecco
Could you please pray for Jamie and Stevie who don't know God
Thankyou
Hi Ruth! Our prayer partners would be happy to partner with you in prayer for both Stevie and Jamie! Please feel free to go to daystar.com/prayer to call the toll free prayer line in your area. God bless you!
I receive my daughter, MacKenzie, and her husband, Chris, having a supernatural move of God to bring them to salvation and completely deliver them from witchcraft. 🙏
Who would take advice from a ''doctor'' who got his degree from an (at least at that time) unaccredited university, has TWO unsuccessful marriages behind him, and continued to counsel couples all while not telling them his marriage ended? Good grief, Daystar.
I don’t agree that there is “no cause and effect” with parenting. I’ve lived too long and seen too much to believe that is true.
Thank you, thank you, Thank you! I have a prodigal that is coming home to JESUS! HALLELUJAH AMEN 🙏
Gods heart is that if a Father. God never holds the children more responsible then parents. I don't believe in guilt, but Truth, Accountability, & Change God expects from all his children, & parents even more because God is the best Parent, just ask Kibg David💯 "When my mother & my father forsake me, then the Lord will take me up
Amen 🙏🏽
I'm free
I think most people pray that way : "God send someone his/her way to talk to him/her.".
🙏🙏🙏
Hi Lisa! God bless you abundantly!
Thank you Holy Father for bringing all my kids close to you , you , Holy word, your Holy Spirit, discipline them 100%-& forgive them all sin, recompense them 4 all stolen 7fold… mold them to be vessels of Honor, for your Glory, Thru Jesus Yeshua, son of Holy Virgin Bthlhm Birth, Nazarene, Thank you !!!
In Jesus name amen!
Sorry, but I'm not believing Doug's story at all. I'm not hearing anything about "relationship with God" - only "my life is better" and Christian pablum. What I'm missing from Doug is how God met him in his wounds as Father and how Jesus met him as Savior. Why would the Father and Jesus only give Doug "how to behave" so he could pass a lie detector test and leave him in the "recovering sex addict" status for the rest of his life? I guess if "that's how it goes" then all the "sex addicts" need Doug's services for the rest of their lives because they will never get free (not be sex addicts anymore). I don't want a God who is going to show me how to "manage my addictions" so I behave like a "good boy" - I want the God who heals addictions so I'm no longer addicted. Doug is not naming anyone who was instrumental in his journey (notice the answer to "Did someone witness to you?" - No - Doug did it all by himself) - no witnesses - no corroboration possible. We just have to take Doug's word for it. I'm not buying it. Doug's methods of addressing mental health issues are "off the reservation" completely. Compare and you will see. It's very interesting to me that Doug's PARTNER in Heart-to-Heart (Lisa) is never WITH HIM addressing these issues (Lisa is a trained mental health professional). Where is Lisa?
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Can't stand how you both pervert the gospel of Jesus Christ. As it it appointed once to die, after that the JUDGEMENT
Please go away DW ....far far away
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Plain and
Simple
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent
beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your
minds should be corrupted from the simplicity
that is in Christ.” - 2 Corithians 11:3
Ask someone today if they are saved and
you will most likely hear responses like these:
“I have accepted Jesus into my heart.” Or “I
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plain and simple.
Sin was passed upon all men by one man
Adam, and death is a consequence of this sin
(Rom 5:12). Mankind has an eternal destiny of
condemnation and wrath - Hell - because of
this sin (Rom 6:23). No matter what good
works one might do we are still found sinners
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righteous for by God’s law we are found sinners (Rom 3:19-20). If we have broken even
one law we are found guilty.
It is for this reason of not being able to
create our own righteousness and being born
in a sinful flesh that we need a savior (Titus
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2000 years ago. Taking upon him the wrath
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and resurrection on our behalf that we are
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of our sins (1 Cor 15:1-4, Col 3:14). This good
news is unto all but only those that believe in
it are made righteous in Christ (Romans
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It is then after we have heard this good
news of Christ’s righteousness available to us freely, that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit
and we are now part of Christ’s body the
church (Eph 1:13)
There is nothing that we need to do, no
good works that are required, and no bad
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Faith and belief in this information from
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The gospel is not accepting Jesus into your
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being baptized with water.
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