Confronting My Child's Bully

Recently, I told you about The Lesson Of The Elevator but today I want to share a different experience.

One of my children told Stacy and me that they were getting bullied at school—mean comments and sometimes the kid would even push them. I was ready to step in and talk to the other kid’s parents, but instead, we decided to notify the teacher and handle it a different way.

We talked to our children about standing up for themselves. We told them to say "stop" if someone was being mean and to let them know they didn’t like it. They could also tell the teacher.

We also said they had every right to defend themselves if the kid touched them. After that, they seemed to understand, and we went on with our evening.

The next day, the school called us. One of our children had pushed the other kid down and ended up in the principal’s office. It looked like they took my advice a bit too literally, thinking I meant they should push the kid at school on sight.

They went to school that day ready to “handle their business.”

I wasn’t mad at them, but we did have to talk about not starting fights.

Even though the other kid isn’t really a bad person, I felt like there was an invisible negative influence involved. Remember, our fight is not against people but against evil influences.

So, I started praying and demanding that that negative evil influence go away and the kid's attitude change toward my child.

Jesus tells us in Luke 10:19 that we have authority over all the power of the enemy and nothing can hurt us.

It’s time to step into your God-given authority, command the devil, and follow the example of Jesus. People are not our enemy, but we do face an unseen opponent. Don’t overlook his involvement—fight back with the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.