God is good to give us CHOICES to make in life.
At times, when we're strayed, it gives us an opportunity to see what the world has offered. In his Grace and time, God will drawn us back to him, as said - He will not forsaken us!
I believe going through this path of destruction will turn us into better person and make us realized that we're living testimony of such act. This way we can served the community better.
What parents can do is to pray for their children and not to condemn their act. End of the day, God is our planner in life. Sad but this the way we have chosen.
Remember our AMAZING GRACE, how sweet the sound, That sav’d a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see

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I think often children, especially those that grow up in church, never really develop their own relationship with God and therefore it truly is their parent's faith. That can be a problem. However, parent's must realize they planted a seed in their child's life, realize that God is in control (release them to God), pray for their child, keep loving them, and confess the Word concerning them. I am a 24 year old, who grew up in church, received Christ and was in a back slidden state between high school and my first year in college. Honestly, I can say God NEVER let me go and He ordered my steps right back to Him. You realize that once you taste of the goodness of the Lord, nothing in this world can compare to it. Be encouraged, and remember God is married to the backslider (Jer 3:14).