When struggles come, it’s easy to wish your teens wouldn’t make dumb decisions … or rebel

against the values you hold dear.

Your family may seem like it’s spiraling out of control … but you have a choice. Keep wishing

that everything were different … or choose to accept reality.

Maybe the struggle you face with your teen today is actually an avenue for God’s grace to show

up in your household. Perhaps the conflict is actually causing you to trust God for the outcome

… more than ever before.

So today … don’t chase the fantasy of a perfect home with perfect relationships. Thank God for

the mess in front of you … because that’s what He’s chosen to use in your life!

 

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