Recently a friend told me about a lesson she learned while sitting in a church class of young children. The teacher asked the children what they knew about Jesus. One child responded "wasn't he lost?"
The reply:
"No. Jesus wasn't lost. His parents just didn't know where He was."
My friend talked about how this can really apply to us as we parent our young adult kids here on earth. Sometimes we wonder how they are. We fret about their choices. We think they might be lost because they are not taking the same path that we have taken.
Remember that we've taught our kids to be good people, to be Christlike, and to spread love to the world. We've taught them to work hard, to be responsible, and to right wrongs. Mary and Joseph thought young Jesus was lost, but He was exactly where He needed to be - teaching in the temple.
So it can be with our kids. Trust that they are currently where they need to be, doing what they need to be doing.
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