I was recently made aware of an interesting article by a Christ-follower Bert Fulks. I thought that this might be helpful to some parents, teenagers or young adults. It deals with this question that was asked of a group of teenagers:
“‘How many of you have found yourself
in situations where things started happening that you weren’t comfortable with,
but you stuck around, mainly because you felt like you didn’t have a way out?’
They all
raised their hands. Every single one of
them. The main issue was Peer pressure.” (This is
quoted from the site mentioned below)
Bert and his
family put a strategy into place to try to help their son. This strategy was
called the “X-Plan.” Now don’t get me wrong this is not a one plan fits all or the final word on the matter. It is
merely a help and a possible “out” in a hard situation that your child,
grandchild or another child that you are responsible for can use. The article
can be found at:
https://bertfulks.com/2017/02/23/x-plan-giving-your-kids-a-way-out-xplan/
(accessed 30th March 2017)
We all know that it can be an unsafe
world out there at times. The children under our care are often out in it.
Can I encourage you to read this
article, pray about it, and gauge if it may
be helpful in your situation? I am not asking you to agree with me or with everything
that this article states, but I simply offer help
to you and yours. If you find it helpful, it may also help someone else that
you know in a similar situation. So you may want to share the article with them.
Why not ask your children or
grandchildren to read it and then begin a conversation with them? If this
somehow gives just one teenager or young adult a way out of a bad situation, then
it may have saved them or even their life.
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