If you’re raising a teenager, then here’s the first thing you can take to the bank:  Teenagers will act like teenagers during their teenage years!

Yep, your kids will make mistakes.  They’ll lie.  They’ll mistreat people.  They’ll stumble.  But just because they mess up from time to time doesn’t mean we bail them out of their consequences.

The second thing you can count on is this:  what you’ve taught your kids is paramount.  The seeds you’ve sown in their lives will one day come to fruition!

And third:  mom and dad… you need to trust God’s involvement in your kid’s life!  He wants good things for your teen.  And He’ll never abandon you or your kids.

Take those three things to the bank and cash them in!  Some day your teen will thank you.

 

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