The teen years are challenging! You wonder how you will handle all the things you need to do. Friends will shout for attention and hobbies, sports, and schoolwork all want some of your time. Satan is going to constantly throw things in front of you that tempt you to make them more important than God.
When you're trying to obey God and live for Him, you will face one problem after another because Satan wants to stop you. He doesn't want any success for God's team. This is when it is crucial that you fix your eyes on your goal and keep your focus there. Don't let anything pull your focus from the finish line, which is the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus.
The teen years are also challenging for the parents as well. God entrusted His precious children to us. We, as parents, have a huge responsibility of guiding our children to make wise, godly choices. But we know we can't do this alone. We are to see our challenges as chances -- chances to depend on Him more than usual.
Our oldest son just started high school, which means the dating stage has begun. My husband and I have been trying to teach our son the proper way to treat a young lady. Teaching him that boys lead ladies closer to themselves, but men of God lead ladies closer to Jesus. Boys holler at girls. But men respect women.
Our church has done a wonderful job with guiding our son! His youth group did a study on the three things you should be able do before you get into a serious relationship with a young lady: Pursue, Protect, and Provide. Gents, before you pursue a lady, pray about it. Ladies, before you allow a man to pursue you, pray about it.
Gents and young ladies, It's amazing to think that God is refining you and your future spouse into the people He created you to be. They're worth the wait!
Blessings,
Dalinda
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