Thank you for contacting us. I have three suggestions for you...
1) Deomonstrate God's love to this young man. God has brought him into your world - and has given you a concern for him - so show him how much God loves him by loving him. Remember the Scripture says, "Let us not love with word or with toungue, but in deed and truth." (1 John 3:18)
2) Help this young man find and plug into a Christian support system: a loving community of believers who together can demonstrate God's love on an ongoing basis. A youth group, for example, can be a great way to expose a teenager to the love of God.
3) Tell Him about God's love. Sharing the Good News of what Jesus has done for us would seem to be a great story to tell. Ane, there are plenty of other Scriptures which speak about God's love. Here are some, for example:
Psalm 27:10 - specifically in this situation - which says, "Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close.” (New Living Translation)
- Psalm 68:5
- Psalm 103:13
- Psalm 145:8-9
- Psalm 145:13-14
- Matthew 10:30-31
- Psalm 86:5
- 1 John 3:1
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