If your energetic little boy has become a terror, or your sweet little girl is teetering on the brink of disaster, it’s easy to lose hope.

When you’re struggling with a wayward teen, it can feel like your world is turning upside down. Everything you’ve dreamed about has been dashed. It makes you feel like a failure.

Well, over the past thirty years, my wife Jan and I have spent countless hours with teens and their parents. We’ve seen God do some incredibly amazing things. And what I’ve learned is this: God is faithful. In the darkness, there is hope.

Listen, you may be feel like a complete failure today, but God still has a plan for your teen and your family, no matter how desperate the situation may seem.

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