"Most books written about teenagers presume rebellion or at least testing the limits of parental control. My assumption is the opposite. My assumption is that you have carried out your parenting task with integrity and that your children, in the words of Titus 1:6, 'are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.'"
"I am now persuaded that raising teenagers is not a matter of out-maneuvering them. It is much more exciting and satisfying than that."
"You must maintain a positive relationship with teens. Your interaction should have the objective of ministry. Be a constructive force in the life of your child. You want to be a source of encouragement and inspiration."
"Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." --Proverbs 16:24
"You have taught your child about God. You have shown him the character of God. You have proclaimed God's glory. You have held before him the blessings of living under God's protective care. You have spoken of the chief end of man: 'glorifying God and enjoying Him forever.'" --excerpts from Shepherding A Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
"Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,
and our daughters will be like pillars
carved to adorn a palace.
Our barns will be filled
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;
our oxen will draw heavy loads.
There will be no breaching of walls,
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.
Blessed are the people of whom this is true;
blessed are the people whose God is the LORD."
--Psalm 144:12-15
