It also regularly brings us back to examining our own lives and hearts before the Lord, as often our frustration is not with them but with being inconvenienced by them and it reminds us to keep our hearts in check as well as we lead them in that way, back to the Gospel and Jesus. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens. This time of their lives is when they really need us so much, and this book explains that and how to practically lead them through this season as they are approaching their own start to adulthood. So so good! I highly recommend it! So glad there is a book like this out there which does not tell us to throw our hands up and give up on our teens. Every page had something to learn from it. Even if you only sit down and read bits and pieces of this book, you will not regret it. Not only did he provide personal anecdotes, stories to illustrate his points, everything was based on scripture and had such a tone of encouragement and Godly, helpful perspective that just literally changed everything for me. I feel more equipped going into them becoming teenagers in several years than I did walking into the season of my oldest daughter already being 16 as I read this book for the first time. I’ve also actually been able to apply a lot of the principles to parenting my younger kids. It is a must read for a Godly, practical perspective on parenting and raising teenagers. I have recommended this book to all of my friends and so many have been just as blessed by it as I was. He knows this material so well and articulated exactly what he wanted to say and how he wanted it to come across. Age of Opportunity will give you biblical wisdom and goals for walking alongside your child.ĭiscover the exciting possibilities about parenting your teens.For starters, I loved that the author narrated the book himself. You don't have to fear this stage of life.
Instead of trying to control behavior, God gives us the opportunity to expose our child's heart. In Age of Opportunity, Paul David Tripp reveals what Scripture has to say about parenting. Teenagers are portrayed as objects that need to be controlled and restrained. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens (Resources for Changing Lives) by Paul David Tripp You may also like Age of Opportunity: A Biblical. They are viewed as a chaotic period to be survived. They are given not to bring us glory, but him. As a person passes from childhood into adulthood, the transition can be tumultuous.īut we should be shocked and saddened by the cultural cynicism toward these years. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul David Tripp 1,818 ratings, 4.42 average rating, 215 reviews Age of Opportunity Quotes Showing 1-6 of 6 It is so easy to lose sight of the fact that these are God’s children. The teenage years often present difficulty for parents. Age of opportunity : a biblical guide to parenting teens / Tripp, Paul David, 1950- Book English Phillipsburg, N.J. In this text, Tripp gives parents tools that can make this time an unequaled age of opportunity in which they are able to engage, challenge, and equip their.
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