“I’m worried that my high school aged son will not go to church in college.”
I did not raise my girls in a church or in a Christian home. I came to the Lord quite late in life (35) when both of my daughters were on the verge of adulthood. My oldest, out of nowhere told me that she had accepted Christ and was attending church services with her new b/f and his mother. This was about a year after I had been saved and changed my life. I was and still am very proud of her.
My youngest is not saved although she is not hostile to Christ either. She just wants to “get there” on her own. She is so stubborn that I feel if I push her, she will rebel and never come to the Lord.
I have found that wether a child was brought up with a solid Christian foundation or not really is important but so is the example we set as parents, both in public and at home.
You seem to have done quite well and you should have nothing to worry about with your boy, he’ll be just fine.
Well, my husband is not very religious. He doesn’t go to church often. He never reads his Bible. He doesn’t like organized religion. He also is too focused on making money and work. However, he has worked long and hard to provide a private Christian education and to allow me to stay home with the kids.
My son is following a lot in his Dad’s example.
We live in California, and my family lives in Texas. My kids have not spent much time with my whole family until this summer. My dad passed away, and after that my niece got married.
My son really picked up on differences between my husband and I and the rest of my family. He noticed that we don’t drink much, but they do. He also said that he doesn’t think he’ll drink much when he’s an adult. He also noticed that we are not critical of others as much as the rest of my family.
I actually love having a high schooler. He loves discussing moral issues and politics with me. I love that he is finally smart enough to figure things out on his own. He reads the news and then comes and asks me questions. He’s taking AP US History, and he is already asking my opinion of different topics.