I got a reminder over the weekend that I need to redouble my prayers for my four kids, three at college and one in high school.
I have a theory as to why the teenage years are so difficult: This is the stage of life where Satan throws every conceivable temptation your direction. Alcohol. Drugs. Lust. Vanity. Dishonesty. Greed. Laziness. Self-centeredness.
And then he watches and takes notes on which sin trips you up.
If he's lucky, he finds a couple.
Once he finds a sticky sin or two, he throws all his efforts into sugar-coating them. Makes them easy to swallow. One bite at a time.
If he can send you into your twenties with one or two "besetting sins", he can rest easy, knowing most of his work is complete.
So pray for the young people in your life. Satan prowls around like a lion, looking for someone to devour.
And the young always make the easiest prey.
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