Session 1 (April 15, 2012)
Dates. Dances. Boyfriends. Girlfriends. As a parent you are probably familiar with these ideas from your own past, but now you get to experience them from a whole new perspective with your student. Students are beginning to enter into these worlds for the first time as they move through middle school and high school. For many students, their relationship is their identity. They begin to believe the myth, that might continue for their entire life, that if they just start dating the right person then everything will be great. Our lives can become defined by our relationship. The funny thing about this is that we spend so much time focusing on the other person that we forget about the other half of the relationship, ourselves. We will talk about what to look for in another person next week, but this week we want our students to realize that they can take control of their future now. We want our students to stop looking for Mr. or Ms. Right and start becoming the right person themselves.
We want our students to embrace the qualities found in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 in all of their relationships. Whether it is with the friends, siblings, or you, we want our students to start putting these principles into practice, and their is no better example than you. We want to challenge our parents to embrace the qualities of 1 Corinthians 13 in your own life. We want to set our students up for a life of great relationships and ultimate great marriage, and it starts now.
Talk to your student about the quality in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 that is the most difficult for you. Ask your student if they would want their future (or current) significant other to embrace these qualities, and if that means they should start embracing them too.
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