Wednesday – History

Reading – 2 Chronicles 22-24

Highlight Verse:

“But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice.”
‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭24‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

King Joash seemed so promising at first.

He did what was right in the Lord’s eyes until Jehoiada passed away.

Then, like college students freed from their parents’ home sometimes go wild,

he followed after the wrong people and turned away from the ways of God.

I didn’t go wild in college. But then, my parents didn’t keep that close an eye on me in high school.

Am I saying that we should be hands off parents of teenagers?

No!

I had some excellent guidance outside my family that helped me stay at least close to the right path. Not everyone has that.

Controlling every aspect of a teenager’s life like Jehoiada did as a surrogate parent can have a negative impact as well.

The people we guide, whether a child, a teen, or an adult being mentored, need to learn how to make their own wise decisions.

In what ways can you help your child or peer learn to make wise decisions?
What did it take for you to learn how to make wise decisions?