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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

I Just Want Jr. Happy

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I JUST WANT JR. HAPPY – In my years of experience dealing with troubled teenagers, one of the most common answers I get from their parents when asked what they want most for their child is this: “I just want my child to be happy.”  But, as noble as this sounds, should “being happy” really be life’s main objective?  

Happiness is simply one byproduct of a life well lived.  There are a lot of happy drunks, drug abusers, fornicators, and criminals.  What these people don’t have is joy, which is the byproduct of knowing God and His holiness.  Joy transcends circumstance.  Happiness is contingent upon happenings.  Pursuing happiness without first pursuing God’s holiness in the person of Jesus Christ, is like a surfer looking for a wave without first finding the ocean.  Let’s teach our kids to keep the Main Thing the main thing. 


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I am the Founder of Shepherd’s Hill Academy, a Christ-Centered, nature-based, therapeutic boarding school, the Host of License to Parent, and the Author of the book “The Miracles of Shepherd’s Hill:  An Extraordinary Odyssey of Divine Interventions.”  The environment at Shepherd’s Hill Academy is intentionally designed to provide a rich, discipleship-focused atmosphere that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual health and healing to troubled teenager and their families.  Learn More

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