Young Adults

Between 18 and 25 you are considered a young adult. Parents still have a significant role in teaching and mentoring but not a significant role in enforcing. I struggle with boundaries. Too much input turns them off, too little leads to unnecessary difficulties. How does a parent balance "supporting" and "enabling"? These ages are still tender and adult children are still searching for who they want to be. Up until now, their relationships came from a small circle of family, school acquaintances, church acquaintances and maybe even co-workers. Now their circle is much larger and they can choose who they want to build relationships with. The have a wide variety of job options to choose from. They have diverse churches to select from.  Young adults own the responsibility of whether to spend their free time with friends, volunteering, working or with family.  Their choices begin to mold the type of adult they are going to be.

My prayer is that our young adults learn to hear God's voice. I pray they learn His approval is the only approval necessary.  I pray they learn to have that intimate relationship with God. My boundaries mean very little when put like that. My input is worth very little too.