I Raised My Child To Love Christ, Why Is He Leaving The Faith?

In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Can you explain Proverbs 22:6 in context for me? I parented with this verse encouraging me to train our kids in the way they should go, believing that they would all indeed follow Christ. At the very least...when they are old. I was, and am, extremely heartbroken when our oldest son said, “I want to believe what you do, but I just don’t”. It was also when he told us he was choosing another lifestyle. (Makes me literally want to vomit just saying it, even 3 years later!) I asked a pastor friend this question and he didn’t give me a satisfying answer. It’s been a while, but basically he said I was using it out of context. Was I? How do I continue to hope for my son’s repentance and salvation when the one verse I clung to doesn’t mean what I thought it meant? "