When your teen is struggling, it’s easy to start losing hope for a better future.

Maybe your daughter hasn’t spoken to you in weeks. Maybe your son just came home drunk for the second time this month. I don’t know what crisis you’re dealing with today. But I do know this: God can use any conflict or struggle to bring about positive change.

Galatians 6, verse 9 says this: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

We may never know exactly how or when our struggles will end. But until then, we can continue to trust in the One who promises turn our ashes into beauty, and make all things work together for good.

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