I’m two for three—so far. With a little more time, I might go three for three. But I’m not talking about free throws, or anything worth bragging about. Quite the contrary. My two-for-three record is with my teenagers, who have hit junior year and fallen apart. My third teen is still a freshman.
My husband and I have been proactive parents, diligently shepherding our kids to see their need for Jesus and rest secure in who He is for them from the time they were little. Because of our gospel-centered approach, I thought we would prevent them from struggling in the ways so many teens do. Despite everything we’ve done, the pressure to measure up based on their own performance and perfection has manifested itself in different ways for our daughter and first-born son.
This has caused quite a bit of introspection on our part… For the rest of the article follow me over to the Rooted Ministry blog HERE.
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