About a year ago I had an interaction with my son that help me see more clearly a truth about Jesus Christ. Those are some of the best moments. As a parent you, at times, feel like you are overwhelmed with trying to pour into your kids as much as possible. You strive to teach them about the realities of the world, about right and wrong, about manners and common decency and about the reality of Jesus Christ. You worry that you have missed something, you have wasted a chance to help them grow or that by how you have handled a situation you have set them back. These are some of the stresses of being a parent. But there are also enormous benefits. Moments that you wouldn't trade for the world. Glimpses into who they are becoming that fill you with a pride that is nearly impossible if not completely impossible to explain.
Now, mind you, my oldest son has, at times, blown me away for other reasons. Sometimes less than favorable reasons. This is the same little boy who a few years ago after I had this magical "dad moment" with him, when I shared with him that I believed in him and that he could be anything he wanted to be in this life. That he could, with some hard work become anything he wanted in life. I then listed things like being a doctor, or singer or a football player, anything he put his mind to. It was then that he looks me in the eyes, and with all the sincerity in the world says, "Dad, I want to be a dinosaur!" And with that, the moment was over.
So, as you can see, he isn't always prone to share some reality of who Jesus is. Often, he is incredibly random and goofy. Which I love home for. But he has his moments. This next story is one of them.
Now, mind you, my oldest son has, at times, blown me away for other reasons. Sometimes less than favorable reasons. This is the same little boy who a few years ago after I had this magical "dad moment" with him, when I shared with him that I believed in him and that he could be anything he wanted to be in this life. That he could, with some hard work become anything he wanted in life. I then listed things like being a doctor, or singer or a football player, anything he put his mind to. It was then that he looks me in the eyes, and with all the sincerity in the world says, "Dad, I want to be a dinosaur!" And with that, the moment was over.
So, as you can see, he isn't always prone to share some reality of who Jesus is. Often, he is incredibly random and goofy. Which I love home for. But he has his moments. This next story is one of them.
He wanted to make sure that I could look at him and be reminded of what love was, of what love felt like.
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