As the Faith Christian School Biblical Counselor, I get to partner with parents by coming alongside them with God’s Word to encourage, teach, and guide them in parenting their children. I would be unable to meet with all 720 students myself. Instead, I meet with parents and students to offer biblical counsel to help guide them towards the next best steps in many situations, including when their teen makes poor choices or struggles with life and sometimes life-dominating issues. For this blog, I will discuss the first, maybe second, session with a family whose teen is “lost.”
Who are these “lost” teens? I would include those who are unsaved and also teens who are saved but immature and disobeying God’s design for authority in their lives. A teen who is not taking responsibility and has a pattern of disregarding parental discipline, counsel, or adult involvement in their life choices at school, home, and in relationships. The bible would call this young person “a fool,” as in Proverbs 7 or, like in Proverbs 1:7, “they despise wisdom and instruction.”
When their child’s emotional outbursts strange or even dangerous behavior come out, parents often feel hopeless and don’t know where to go.
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