It's probably one of the hardest things for a Christian parent.

The child you invested in that you raised is really struggling now as a young adult

and if that's you or a friend you know we have some hope for you today in the

episode I'm John Fuller along with Dr Danny Werta and he heads up our parenting team

and Danny there are a lot of calls that we get here at the ministry from parents who are struggling because their kids are just out and out rebelling.

They're going the opposite way that they were raised it's a tough

thing it is it is and it it's really commonly our second most frequent call to the

counseling department parenting adult children not necessarily rebellious adult children but just challenges with with issues happening with their adult child and

There are many

definitions to rebelliousness right that we could go on here

but it is a tough scenario because parents have less influence and less say and

can't really put consequences unless there's some

natural consequences within the home or some boundaries that can be put within the home while they're there.

Uh, man, it is challenging and you have to lean in, pray, and seek wisdom for mentors and from that relationship

with God listening carefully.

As you talk about what the challenges are truly that your your child is facing

and then maybe speculate what are they trying to pursue what are they trying to

satisfy inside because they still have those core thirsts and we've talked about that

in some earlier segments with Kathy Cook the thirst to belong the thirst for

security the the thirst for a sense of worth and value,

that our core thirsts they're pursuing,

and sometimes they do it out of this rebelliousness

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