Does it feel like you’ve tried everything to set your teen on the right track and nothing seems to be working?

I’ve talked to numerous parents who’ve told me, “Mark, it’s getting harder and harder to have hope that my kid will turn out okay. Are things ever going to get better?” And my answer is always, yes!

Philippians 1:6 says we can be confident of this: “He who began a good work will carry it on to completion.” It’s true for you. And it’s true for your teen!

Maybe in this moment, you can’t see where God is taking your teen. But He never leaves a job half-done. Trust in the fact that God is still at work in your child’s life.

Stay strong. God will finish the job.

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