15 year old

[ladyd]

I have a 15 year old male. he is growing up everyday but I am concerned about what places he should go to and not go to. please help!

 

[stephen]

Hello ladyd....and welcome to 'talkjesus'. We what to help you in anyway we are able.

Regarding your son....first of all pray for him every day....Ask the Lord to take care of him. Also direct him to Christian folks....to a lively church, encouraging him to associate with the Christian youth.........

In His Love

 

[sports441995]

He is a teenager. Obviosuly, you don't want him going to strip clubs or bars, but beyond that, I'm afraid to say you don't have a whole lot of control over where he goes. Sure, you could coop him up in the house, or set strict rules, but is he really going to be a better Christian by you doing that? No, he'll just be more eagar to sin after his 3 remaining childhood years are up. Talk to him, explain to him what your feelings are, but beyond that, it's his decision. He's 15; he knows right from wrong by now.

 

[Veracity]

I have a 15 year old male. he is growing up everyday but I am concerned about what places he should go to and not go to. please help!

As a mother to six children who were all teenagers once....all you can do is raise them up, having taught them the truth of the Lord...the rest is up to them I am afraid. You can tell them until you are blue in the face and then they go where they go, do what they do, put him in the Lords hands and call it good, the remainder really is up to His choices in the end.

 

[TellJesus!]

Just teach him good values and he will follow you and the Lord.

 

[PaladinGirl]

I agree with the last poster. Teach him good values and hopefully he'll abide by those values.

 

[trucker]

Hello LadyD.

The first question I have to ask is has he been raised in the way of the Lord? Does he have a firm foundation of Gods word under him. Has he seen it demonstrated at home?

As a parent, you do have control over where he goes, who he sees and what influences he subjects himself to. However, he also has choices to make. I guess I need more info on what the foundation of his life has been built on, who he hangs around with and does he follow the crowd or is he his own person?

If you have raised him in a Godly home and he has gone to church and by that I mean a church that teaches Godly foundational principals not alot of Law and legalism he will be fine. However, if he has not been under the influence of Godly teaching, then you start by prayer and being led by the spirit of God on how to mold your 15 year old. It will be very tough to all of the sudden start hammering him with "Churchy things" when he has no idea what you are talking about. Model Christ before him, try to get him into a good youth group where he can make friends with kids who have a solid Godly foundation. Do not overwhelm him with Christianity if he has not been raised under its influence. Present the word of God to him and allow the word to take root in his heart.

He has choices to make and he must understand that the choices he makes such as, who I hang with, what I listen to, who I am obedient to will affect every area of his life!

Not knowing the entire circumstance I hope this helps!:shade: