Have you ever asked yourself… Why are my boys so WILD?  Why do they have so much energy? Why are they so loud and rambunctious and aggressive?  In today’s episode, we’re going to find out where this wildness comes from.

Welcome to episode 18 of Redeeming the Chaos with Laurie Christine! 

(In case you forgot, The Family Bible Connection is now Redeeming the Chaos).

HEY THERE, BOY MOM!

Does your life feel a bit chaotic right now?  Do you feel overwhelmed by the weight of responsibility to raise those little boys God has given you?  

Do you want to raise strong, courageous young men who are fully committed to following Jesus? 

In all the chaos of raising boys, we recognize that Christ is the only who can redeem the chaos in our world, our homes, and even our own hearts.

I know that I can’t do this alone.  I desperately need God to give me strength every step of this journey.  

But guess what… I also need YOU.  We boy moms gotta stick together, right?  

I’d love for you to join me on this wild, wonderful, chaotic adventure of raising courageous boys and connecting their hearts to Christ.

WHY ARE MY BOYS SO WILD?

So, why are my boys so WILD?  Why do they have so much energy? Why are they so loud and rambunctious and aggressive?  As moms, we often see these traits as negative… we find ourselves telling our boys to “Be calm, be gentle, be quiet…”  

But did it ever occur to you that our boys are wild because God made them this way?  Did it ever occur to you that they are actually reflecting the image of God in their wildness and loudness and stubbornness? 

WILD AT HEART – A MOM’S PERSPECTIVE

I recently re-read the book Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge (affiliate link). I had read it back in the early 2000’s, before I was married, as did just about every single girl in her early-20’s back then.  I read it from the perspective of a potential wife, waiting for my “Prince Charming” to come sweep me off my feet.  (And of course we all read “Captivating,” also written by John Eldredge along with his wife Stacy).  

Recently, a friend of mine encouraged me to read Wild at Heart again, but this time from the perspective of a mom with four boys.  

And so I did. For the next few podcast episodes, I am going to share with you what I learned from the book Wild at Heart.  If you haven’t read it yet, be sure to check it out.  You can order your own copy HERE on Amazon (affiliate link).

CORE DESIRES OF EVERY BOY

In today’s episode, I’m going to give you an overview of the three core longings that God has placed in the heart of every boy, and also discuss how our boys reflect the image of God in all the things that make them boys.  In future episodes, I will dig a little deeper into several of those core desires, as well as talk about the “heart-wound” that all boys receive at one point or another, and what we can do to minimize the impact of that wound.

Eldredge states that boys were created with 3 core longings, placed there by God:

* A Battle to fight* An adventure to live* A beauty to rescue

For now, we are going to focus mainly on the first two desi...