Are you a patient person?  Does your temper flare when the line is too long at the bank?  Are you one of those drivers who pounds the steering wheel when there’s traffic?

Patience while waiting in line or on the highway is one thing, but it’s never more needed than when parenting teens!  [[In fact, I’d say it’s the most important test of your competence as a mom or dad!]]

Hey, your teen will make mistakes.  He’ll forget his responsibilities or make a fool of himself in conversation.  But it’s just one more moment to take a deep breath and choose to love him anyway.

We need to be patient …just as God is patient with us!  He’s at work in your life and mine …and we need to pass along the same kind of grace and mercy to our teens.

 

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