One of the things that I believe in is sharing our stories with others. When life is shared it helps lift the burden of pain. And it intensifies our sense of joy when we experience answered prayers. In so many circumstances of life we often feel we are alone—that no one else has ever experienced the same feelings.
We especially feel isolated when we experience difficult times with our children. Perhaps because of fear or embarrassment we do not allow others to know what is going on in our lives as hurting parents. A parent is not alone.
Below I am listing several resources and books that parents of a wayward child may find useful. Please peruse the list and make use of resources that will help you know you are not alone.
Teen Challenge: http://teenchallengeusa.com
Exodus Ministries: http://www.exodus-international.org
Divine Prayers for Despairing Parents by Susanne Scheppmann @ www.susanneonline.com or www.amazon.com
If the Prodigal Were a Daughter by Janice Chaffee @ www.amazon.com
Prodigals and Those Who Love Them by Ruth Bell Graham @ www.amazon.com
Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children by Allison Bottle @ www.amazon.com
Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter by Janet Thompson @ www.amazon.com
If you have other resources, please share them with us on this blog. Because we are not alone—we have each other and more importantly we have the Lord.
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14:16-18 (KJV)
A Partner in Prayer,
Susanne
