In the midst of life's struggles, it is all too easy to turn one's focus to one's own pain and to forget the ultimate purpose of life.  As such, following Paul's discussion of the human weakness that God desires to use to reveal His extraordinary power, he takes the opportunity in 2 Cor. 4:15 to remind the Corinthians of the goal of every believer, which is particularly significant for Christian parents. 

If teens get their values from parents, and the knowledge of God and His greatness is THE treasure, and if it is the natural frailty of human parents that provides the opportunity for God's great power to be shown, what does this all look like?