What is the most important thing that you can do?

Few things are more painful than parenting a prodigal.

Open rebellion, poor choices, cultivating dangerous friendships.

When our children express those behaviors, it breaks our heart.

Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall reminds us that

prodigals aren't new to our generation.

In Luke 15, Jesus told a story about a father with two sons,

and this well-known picture of one family's dysfunction

has the potential to restore broken relationships.

So let's resume the study that Chuck started on our previous program.

He titled his message,

A Father Everyone Admires,

and we begin with prayer.

Your Father, thank you for taking us in.

Thank you for loving us with a deep compassion.

For not putting us on probation and holding us there for years,

to prove the sincerity of our repentance.

Thank you for this word quick,

as the Father turned and told the servants,

bring the row, bring the ring, bring the sandals, bring the food.

Remind us, Lord, that you're the same yesterday today and forever.

We never wander so far away that you lose track of us,

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