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HelenPark
Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:29 pm

talking points with teens...please
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Everybody’s doing it, why can’t I? I remember making countless arguments on this when I was kid. Fortunately it stopped there, no really it did. Ok, well maybe there where a few more lessons. I remember my mother saying well” if everyone was jumping off a cliff would you?” I recall being frustrated because that never had anything to do with what I was talking about. Funny how I can’t remember what my point was but that question echoes in my head. I remember being really upset when it was pointed out to me that that question is based on lemmings not being the most focus as to where they are going, but they will all get there.

Now I have been around the block once, I sort of know the route. No really come on we won’t get lost, everybody going this way, hurry up. I have vivid memories of being part of the problem with this thinking. Now I have memory and awareness. I still want to follow. I want others to follow. I would like to avoid the cliff.

The walk with God can be tricky at best, work with teenagers and you will know you did something at the end of the day. So help me take this thought and grow it. How do we say no you should not… yes you should…. And the like without “sounding like my parents”. Think about it, during the week you get two hours with the teens, most of that is not small group... so in the end I get 30 – 45 minutes to convey a message, answer needs, build a relationship and help them build a relationship. 

So in closing this thought how do you take that and help God and them, and still walk away with more hair then my father. Well, ok that will not work in my case, but you get what I am asking I hope. So, please, input.  God bless.