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Legacy Shield - Fathering Adult Sons and Life After Dead Vehicles
Catastrophic failure. That's the words straight from Bill at Bill's Auto Shop the day after this video was taken.
That's our family Rav4. We bought it two years ago because they were virtually bulletproof Toyota engines. 170K km's on it. It should have lasted years. YEARS. But on this Easter Sunday, my two sons were driving it back home from deep south Alberta while we rounded out our visit with their grandparents.
They made a move to pass and WHAM, smoke, noise. They did everything right. Pulled over. Shut it off. Got out, had a look. And called dad.
It was Easter Sunday morning so we had just gotten out of church. I saw their call as it came in. My heart actually sank because there was no good reason to hear from them yet. They were an hour and a half into their return trip.
I knew what was at stake in the moment. I could feel it. And I bet they could too.
I'm here to tell you not about the work of the mechanic restoring my Rav. It's ded. D-e-d. Ded. 💀
I'm here to tell you the work of Jesus restoring my heart as a father. They called me. Fearless. And that hasn't always been the case. I have been impatient with them. I have been critical of them as young boys and young men. There was a season where they would have gotten my interrogation rather than my rescue.
But today, Jesus leads me by still waters. He restores my soul. And my marriage. And my mission. ANd my body. And my finances. And my dead vehicles. NOTHING, in that moment, was more important than the safety of my sons. And I'm not talking about road safety. Nothing was more important than their security in their dad's love and protection. I responded with the same heart that Jesus has shown me.
I know this because, two hours down the road they checked in with me. The text is below.
Fathering adult sons is a wild and dangerous frontier. I've faltered and missed the mark. But I know that I'm an oak tree for them. (Isaiah 61:3) I'm still sowing my legacy into these beautiful, dangerous young men that God has entrusted to me. And with my dying breath, I will sow.
What's it been like for you, fathering your sons? Or your daughters. (I've got three of each and it's ALL wild.)
What are you sowing?
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Legacy Shield - Fathering Adult Sons and Life After Dead Vehicles
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