If you have children living at home, I challenge you to read a passage in the Bible… First Thessalonians, chapter 5.

Read these verses… and imagine them as directives to you as a mom or dad.  Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.  Sounds like a tall order, doesn’t it?  Especially when there’s tension at home that almost always accompanies adolescents.

But my hope for you is that you’ll see this period in your life as the very thing that transforms you.  When you come to the end of yourself— as you always will in parenting— fall on the grace of God… and find that He’s changing you for the better!

And that’s good cause for Giving thanks in all circumstances!

 

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