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| Or maybe it’s your daughter, who insists on buying expensive name-brand clothes, despite your feelings that it is a big waste of money. Now she’s taken a job that keeps her away from youth group—just so she can afford the clothes she wants. Yes, teenagers can be such a pain. You put all of that time and energy into them, and then they make decisions that contradict everything you believe and have tried to teach. Consider yourself privileged. I do. When a young cool teen person talks to me—little middle-aged me—I want to pinch myself. This teen has chosen me to relate to? Me? The woman who doesn’t know how to choose the right shoes to wear with a skirt? Me, who’s getting wrinkles under her eyes and varicose veins on her legs? Me? And you know what else? Not only am I privileged to be a teen’s friend, I am privileged to be a part of her identity-shaping time of life. Even when I am frustrated with her decisions, I’m there. Bottom line is that I will be there. Holding her hand and pointing my finger. I don’t always do it so well. I can be such a pain to myself when my own actions contradict everything I believe and teach. Thank God for grace for us all. REST STOP #3: Are These All The Sons You Have? In the same way all seven of Jesse’s sons were presented to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?”’ “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep.” “Send for him at once,” Samuel said. Continued... |
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