"I don't know what I'm doing and I'm making it up as I go—my kids need an expert"
How it sounds in your head: Every other mom seems to have read all the books, followed all the experts, has a system and a plan. You're just winging it, hoping you don't screw them up too badly. Your lack of expertise is showing in their behavior.
"But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him."
-- 1 John 2:27World system that says credentials and expertise matter more than relationship, plus insecurity planted by comparison to 'parenting influencers' and experts.
You haven't read the parenting books everyone recommends. You don't have a behavior chart or a chore system or a screen time protocol. You're legitimately making decisions in the moment without an expert framework.
She was barren and had ZERO parenting experience when an angel told her she'd have a son who would deliver Israel. She received direct revelation from God about how to raise him with no prior training—God equipped her in the moment for the specific calling.
I REFUSE the lie that I need expert credentials to parent my kids well. IT IS WRITTEN that the anointing I have received from Him teaches me concerning ALL THINGS—including parenting. I have the HOLY SPIRIT as my guide, and He knows my kids better than any book or influencer. IT IS WRITTEN that if I lack wisdom, I can ask God and He gives GENEROUSLY without reproach. I am not disqualified by my lack of expertise—I am EQUIPPED by His presence. The BARAK blessing makes me the head and not the tail in parenting—not because I know everything, but because HE does and He's with me. I trust His internal leadership over external expert opinions.
The Father isn't frustrated that you haven't read the parenting books—He's whispering specific wisdom for YOUR kids in real time. He chose you precisely because you'd have to depend on Him instead of formulas.