It will work, trust me.
“What if we try it this way?” Jonathan, my second-oldest son said.
“That doesn’t make any sense, I don’t see it,” I replied.
“I don’t see how that works either,” Brandon (my oldest son), chimed in.
“It will work. Trust me.” Jonathan insisted.
Reluctantly, we agreed. And Jonathan was right, his plan did work!
We were playing a co-operative board game at the time and were trying to figure out how we would overcome our latest obstacle and Jonathan had figured it out.
As we played other board games I began to notice that Jonathan could see things that neither Brandon or I could. Part of the problem is that Brandon and I think a lot alike. Jonathan is an inventor, we are not. He thinks differently. He sees things in ways I can’t begin to comprehend.
As this reality set in, I wondered how many times I had dismissed Jonathan’s ideas because I couldn’t see what he saw. How often did he feel discouraged when dad didn’t believe in him?
Since then, whether it’s playing a board game, or in real life, if Jonathan has an idea, I listen. I want to encourage him to think the way he was created. More often than not, he’s seen something I couldn’t see, and he’s right.
Is it scary sometimes to trust him when I can’t see the end? Absolutely. But it’s even scarier to think how much I might cripple him in life if I try to mold him in a way the Lord didn’t intend and if he didn’t know I believed in him.
“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we are all the work of Your hand.” Isaiah 64:8
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