You Are Gonna Miss This

Fathers’ Day always makes me think, and so does Mothers’ day!

As I watch my kids continue to grow, and experience the ups and downs of their teen years and early adulthood, I think more and more on these special days.

My own teen years were full of rebellion and disregard for authority, I was after all a child of the 60s.

Of course, I knew everything and tried to present myself in a good light, but on admitting to an aunt last year that I was a bit of a handful, she turned and told me that I a was a proper bastard of a kid.

That’s why I think so much about my parents now that they have gone.

And it’s also why I shake my head at my own kids.

It’s fine to want change, to explore, but the fact is that there is a time and a season for all things.

Move too soon, and risk failure, move too late, or not at all, and live a life of regret.

We need to live our lives to the full along the way, as it is a journey.

To treat it any other way is to miss out on a lot of living!

I have a regular visitor to my blog who has regrets from the past, and who seems to prefer to live there and blame everyone else rather than move on.

This post is the only answer I will give that person, as I have moved on!

The Lesson Of The Older Brother

In the parable of the Prodigal Son, the elder brother was really ticked off because their father had turned on a party to celebrate the younger one’s return.

He didn’t realize that everything that the father had was his anyway, and all he had to do was ask.

Instead, he chose to hang around out of a sense of duty, bearing a grudge the whole time.

The lesson of the parable is this: God forgives and accepts us back.

Not only that, but He sets an example for earthly parents to follow on forgiveness, and acceptance.

The prodigal son teaches us that we need to accept forgiveness and renewal in order to get on with our lives.

The older brother presents a choice too: we can hang around out of a sense of duty, and harbor bitterness because we feel hard done by.

The father teaches us grace, and forgiveness.

At some time in our lives, we may fulfill all three roles.

It’s up to us to choose between living in a morass of mediocrity, or move on and live our lives to the full!

You’re Gonna Miss This: Trace Adkins

About Trace Adkins

Trace Adkins, born January 13, 1962 in Springhill, Louisiana, is an American country music singer-songwriter.

Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin’ Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville.

The Last Say!

At every stage of our lives, we’re going to have the chance to take what is at hand in our lives, and live it, for better or for worse.

It’s up to us to forgive, forget, and to accept forgiveness.

None of us are perfect, and we all make mistakes. To not admit those mistakes, at least to ourselves, can only lead to bitterness and regret later, especially if it affects relationships.

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