An Adolescent Needs You

Somewhere there is a young person who needs you. I read an article today that included this statistic: Adolescents need five adults in their lives to help shape their character and make it through the tough years. Some, but certainly not all kids, have two parents. Let's assume that they also have another family member, and perhaps a coach, teacher or pastor. There is still room for you and me. I would be honored to be one of the five adults young people need, and to serve them and influence them. What do you have to do after you make the list of any given youngster? Just love them. Listen to them. Encourage them. Pray for them. Kids want to be heard. They want to know if you care, and if you are real. I know some kids who are struggling today. I don't know where, when or how their lives got off track. But it did. Some are bleak, but none are hopeless. Today's Winning Thought: Think of the young people in your life. Invest in one or more of them.