Suggestions needed for Son

O.k.  That does help a lot because you can actually have a good, deep conversation with him and he will probably be able to connect with it instead of having it go over his head.

I also had similar feelings on this subject as well during this stage of life and I do agree with sunnyellis about it being mostly about a lack of  understanding as well as finding satifaction in a personal relationship with God.  These things are mostly just age and maturity issues and if he keeps searching (as it seems that he is now) then these will both grow deeper and more personal and he will more than likely find relief from these types of fears.

My Dad helped me out with this (he was a pastor at the time but is now primarily a missionary and evangelist) a lot when he explained to me that God, as our creator, knows us infinitely better than we know ourselves and knows exactly what his children will need for ultimate joy and satisfaction of life both in Heaven and on Earth (this Earth or the next).  So it really comes down to a trust issue.  How well do we trust our God? The Bible says that God loves us and wants GOOD things for us.  He also created us for relationship with Him.  So it makes sense that the more these things (faith, trust, and relationship with Him) are fulfilled in our lives, the more satisfaction, peace, and joy we will experience as well!  The fact that he is having these fears are stemming from the fact that we live in a sinful and fallen world, where it is VERY difficult to live in the fullness of God’s love or have the depth of relationship that He longs to have with us.  These are all issues that will not be in Heaven or the New Earth and so we will not have the consequences of these like we do now.  This is not something to fear, but to rejoice in!  We can pray about this and, essentially, “talk this issue out” with God.  We can also ask Him to increase our trust and faith in Him and He will help to grow us in these areas.

I would also encourage you, as his mother, to pray WITH him and invite the Holy Spirit into this situation.  The Holy Spirit can inspire great revelation into the minds of children that we simply cannot teach them, no matter how great our explanations may be!  This will also help him know that he can rely on the Holy Spirit in areas like this and, hopefully, increase his faith as well as his trust in God.  Not to mention the wonderful peace that the Holy Spirit brings!

I hope this makes sense and can possibly help a little.  I remember being this age and having a sense of such uncertainty and fear unsettling me a lot! It was worked out, though.  I hope your son finds peace with this issue quickly.

blessings!

-Miranda