A YOUNG man, a successful wrestler, challenged his father once. He was the all-state wrestling champ, in the unlimited weight category in fact. He weighed 260 pounds as a senior in high school\u2014really big and strong. He had a period of rebellion where his father wanted him to do something and he told his father he wasn\u2019t gonna do it. His father thought he was hard of hearing. \u201cWhat?\u201d The young man then got more indignant. \u201cI said, I isn\u2019t gonna do it.\u201d The father simply turned around and started walking upstairs, beckoning his son to come with him. When they got to the top of the stairs, he said, \u201cI\u2019m going to help you pack, because it\u2019s obvious you are grown and don\u2019t need me. Since you are grown and can make it on your own, I\u2019ll help you pack.\u201d The young man started packing with an attitude, huffing around the room and throwing things into a suitcase. Item after item got unpacked as his dad pulled things out as he told his son, \u201cNo, that\u2019s mine. I paid for it!\u201d<\/p>\n
The teenager was mad. He was determined to be autonomous and independent from his dad. He took the suitcase and walked out of the house, angry and mad, only to discover that he had no car. Even his friends\u2019 parents wouldn\u2019t let them come out to help him. It was freezing outside and snow was falling heavily. This guy discovered that while he didn\u2019t prefer home, compared to what was happening outside, home really wasn\u2019t that bad.<\/p>\n
See, the father, the loving father, had to let the prodigal son go and discover that while he didn\u2019t like everything at home, out in the world on his own there was no protection, covering, or love. He had to let him experience the harsh reality.<\/p>\n
Thirty minutes later, that prodigal son rang the doorbell. \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d735<\/p>\n
[Children, Training; Discipline, Love in; Life, Perspective on]<\/p>\n
Luke 15:11\u201330<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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