Standing in the gap
Sometimes you're the only one who can do anything about a situation. In those cases, it's wrong to do nothing. This guy, instead of feeling bad about what he didn't have, decided to stand in the gap for others and give them what he didn't have. I don't know how to be a dad. There really isn't a manual except what the Bible says. My own dad was more of a "what not to do" than anything else. But, I changed how I pray for myself and my son recently and since doing that, it seemed he softened toward me and we have more good moments. This is a change on his end, but it's likely due to something I was praying. One of the curses listed in Deuteronomy 28 essentially refers to alienation between parents and children. Perhaps breaking that curse allowed us to be closer. I don't know what kind of kid I'm raising. I don't know what it's going to be like when he gets older and what he'll get into. All I know is my job is to pray over him e...