Posts from June 2020

Posts from June 2020

Heartlight: Phone Counseling

Phone Counseling Our Families in Crisis Coaching Program gives parents the opportunity to speak directly with counseling professionals—also known as our Crisis Coaches. Over the phone, from wherever you’re located, they’ll assess your family’s situation, coach you on how to handle it, and offer proven parenting techniques. All of our coaches have in-depth experience in dealing with teens and families in crisis. Each one holds a Masters in counseling and work or have worked with families at Heartlight Ministries. If…

Hope for Parents of Struggling Teens

Hope for Parents of Struggling Teens Is your teen failing in school, addicted to drugs, involved in a sexual relationship, or committing crimes? Does he or she lash out at you in anger, lie to you, steal from you, refuse responsibility, or threaten suicide? These and other troubling scenarios affect many teens today, and if you’re the parent of a struggling teen, you may be sinking into despair. No matter how hard your teen is struggling right now, though, there…

10 Verses to Comfort Your Broken Heart

10 Verses to Comfort Your Broken Heart A breakup can be such a painful experience during our dating years. It’s something I never wanted to go through, and I’m sure you don’t hope to walk through deep heartbreak either. I don’t know anyone who’s entered a relationship hoping it will end with a broken heart, that’s for sure. We hope our relationship will work out beautifully—that we’ll live happily ever after. Sadly, the majority of us will experience a broken heart at…

When Temptation Hits, Look for the Escape Hatch

When Temptation Hits, Look for the Escape Hatch Strap on your thinking caps, friends. To get God’s truth stamped into our minds and hearts, today we are going to use our imaginations. Ready? Picture yourself in a room. The walls are covered with posters of whatever it is that tempts you to run away from God’s best. Maybe it’s that boy who doesn’t follow Christ but still makes your heart race. He’s looking straight at you, inviting you into a…

God-Esteem Is Better Than Self-Esteem

God-Esteem Is Better Than Self-Esteem How many times have you heard these phrases? “She just needs to love herself more.” “Yeah, you’re having self-esteem issues because you don’t love yourself enough.” If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard those ideas floating around a lot. And if you haven’t, keep listening. You will. It’s everywhere—music, movies, friend groups, even churches. You might want to prepare yourself—because today, I’m here to talk about not loving ourselves. When I picture what “love yourself” means, I…

5 Ways to Help Teenagers Live Out God’s Purposes

5 Ways to Help Teenagers Live Out God’s Purposes The most fundamental question that teenagers in your community will ever wrestle with is, “Why am I here?” Unlike past generations, teens today aren’t looking for the meaning of life. Instead, they’re searching for meaning in life, a purpose for living, something that makes their lives worth living. The fact is they’re seeking the very thing for which God made them, and that’s why it’s important that you consistently teach teens about their purpose in…

Tech & Teens: A Parent’s Guide

Perhaps one of the most pressing parental issues of today is helping teenagers use technology with wisdom and discernment. During Christmas this issue is magnified even more as teenagers are asking for the newest phone or device. Part of the problem for parents is that technology seems to develop faster than you can adapt. As soon as you get your teenager’s smart phone figured out, they release a new one. You got on Facebook, but now your teenager is on Instagram and SnapChat.…
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