Comments on: Teenagers http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/teenagers/ Over 500 articles from Michael and Debi Pearl on Child Training, Homeschooling, Family, Marriage, Christianity, the Bible, Missions, Simple Living, Gardening, and other topics! Fri, 18 May 2012 19:40:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Apolena Procházková http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/teenagers/#comment-5761 Apolena Procházková Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:09:11 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=899#comment-5761 Thank you, God, for the wisdom contained in this article. Only now, when I am 36 and have a 4 year-old daughter, I start to understand to myself, when I was a teenager - when I read the Pearls´ books, articles and web sites, I start to understand my own rebellion a s a child, laziness, self-centerdness, indulgence, and a sexuality awakened in a wrong direction. Thank you, Pearls, and everybody else, please, listen and learn and enjoy your God-given family!!!!! Thank you, God, for the wisdom contained in this article. Only now, when I am 36 and have a 4 year-old daughter, I start to understand to myself, when I was a teenager – when I read the Pearls´ books, articles and web sites, I start to understand my own rebellion a s a child, laziness, self-centerdness, indulgence, and a sexuality awakened in a wrong direction. Thank you, Pearls, and everybody else, please, listen and learn and enjoy your God-given family!!!!!

]]> By: Angel http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/teenagers/#comment-770 Angel Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:51:05 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=899#comment-770 I am so surprised that not one soul has commented on this beautiful and helpful article! Thank you, thank you and thank you again. I grew up almost exactly like Cheri. Except for the "knowing about Christ" part. And I have an almost 9 year old daughter (plus 3 more children), whom I do not want to go down the same road as I did. I was born again almost 5 years ago, and have "parented out of fear" for most of that time, fearing that my children will go down the same path. But God has changed my husband and I both, and they are not growing up the same as I did. God has been breaking me into seeing that my relationship with my children, is the most important and foundational part of everything. Thank you. My children are my mission field. It is time to lay it all down for them. Bless you. I am so surprised that not one soul has commented on this beautiful and helpful article!

Thank you, thank you and thank you again.

I grew up almost exactly like Cheri. Except for the “knowing about Christ” part. And I have an almost 9 year old daughter (plus 3 more children), whom I do not want to go down the same road as I did. I was born again almost 5 years ago, and have “parented out of fear” for most of that time, fearing that my children will go down the same path. But God has changed my husband and I both, and they are not growing up the same as I did. God has been breaking me into seeing that my relationship with my children, is the most important and foundational part of everything. Thank you. My children are my mission field. It is time to lay it all down for them. Bless you.

]]> By: Lisa Bonilla http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/teenagers/#comment-1871 Lisa Bonilla Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:39:11 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=899#comment-1871 Here I read something I needed. I have an 18 and 16 year old daughter and the young boys are all around. Well my growing up was not good and this story was similar. My daughters however have been raised up in the fear of the Lord so it is as you said their life is not mine and they will think and hopefully make the best choices. I do and will continue to pray and they know they can always talk to me. I can now not worry so much and base my actions on my past. Sometimes we parents think we are all alone in this world, but we are not, we have the Lord and the body of Christ is here and I am thankful to God for saving my husband and I. Therefore, we have hope and help. Thank you for sharing your stories, insight, and wisdom. Here I read something I needed. I have an 18 and 16 year old daughter and the young boys are all around. Well my growing up was not good and this story was similar. My daughters however have been raised up in the fear of the Lord so it is as you said their life is not mine and they will think and hopefully make the best choices. I do and will continue to pray and they know they can always talk to me. I can now not worry so much and base my actions on my past. Sometimes we parents think we are all alone in this world, but we are not, we have the Lord and the body of Christ is here and I am thankful to God for saving my husband and I. Therefore, we have hope and help. Thank you for sharing your stories, insight, and wisdom.

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