Doors of Opportunity

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"We cannot consider the teenage years, with their tumult and struggle, without honestly looking at what we, as parents, bring to the struggle. If our hearts are ruled by comfort, respect, appreciation, success, and control, we will unwittingly hunger for our teens to meet our expectations instead of ministering to their spiritual needs. Instead of seeing moments of struggle as God-given doors of opportunities, we will view them as frustrating, disappointing irritants, and we will experience growing anger against the very children to whom we have been called to minister."

-- From "Age of Opportunity - A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens" by Paul David Tripp