Wednesday, September 21, 2011
High School Roller Coaster
It is the new school year already. Many of us are stepping back onto the high school roller coaster. We salute you, newbie (parents of high school freshman) and we welcome you to the ride. Newbie, we have tread where you will trod. You will want to stay with your teen on the first day of their first job. You will want to go on their first second and third date, (this feeling may take even longer to overcome). You will swear that every other child is a bad influence on your teen, and you would never imagine that your child is the bad influence. Indeed we have walked the same path.
It’s hard to believe the metamorphosis that will take place in the next four years. In just a few short years, your child will turn from a dependent teen to a young adult. They will make major life decisions, such as, which career to choose, whom to date, which English class to take, what shoes to wear daily, and hopefully, most importantly they will decide to trust God. Out of necessity we will decide to trust that God will take care of them.
We know that some decisions (which pencil to use) will just be routine and no damage will be done. But other decisions aren’t so simple. Although our teens can’t see or understand how deciding to cut one class could possibly lead them to the soup line, we can. And that’s exactly what we imagine will happen. Any negative reports and any bad grades are viewed as the first step down into the deep abyss of the land of high school dropout.
You will stand in amazement as your teen talk rationally about irrational things. You will wonder many times where you went wrong, and quiet as it’s kept, bite your tongue to avoid many, many, arguments. But you will praise God loudly, when your teen stand up for God, make a good decision, and wash the dishes voluntarily.
Newbies, and those who are returning for the school year roller coaster ride, remember that God will continue to be with you. We know that teens are faced with all kinds of decisions. We know they will make good decisions, and we will cringe when they make poor decisions. Remember of all of their decisions the most important decision to be made is the decision to trust God. However for us trusting God is not a choice, but rather a requirement.
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