Tonight the Junior High students asked the question: Why Do I Have These Crazy Thoughts? The point of tonight’s lesson was that our peace is found in God. We find this in Philippians 4:4-9.
School, friendships, relationships, sports, peer pressure, family issues—there can be a lot of pressure and stress in your teenager’s life. Sometimes life can even get overwhelming and your child might think, “I can’t handle this!” or “There’s no way out!”
Do what you can to make your home a stress-free zone. Resolve to speak kindly to each other and to not raise voices. Give each family member at least one compliment or uplifting statement each day. And when your frenzied teenager arrives home looking stressed and anxious, do what Jesus did when he was stressed and anxious: Pray. Ask God to give your child his peace to make it through each day. Start today!
