117 - Dad Don't You Dare Clip The Wings of Your Child - Help Them Soar!

My man Wil Fossett and I met on Friday night to go a little deeper on a picture he posted earlier in the week of a man clipping the wings of his child while his wife looked on. When he posted the picture he asked, "What does this picture say to you?"  I'm telling you this picture hit me hard and it lead to some very thought-provoking conversations and mediation. This what I posted to his original question: "It literally makes me cringe! Why? My first thought is don't hurt that child. Don't you dare cut his natural gifts? It makes me think of how many parents, how many dads, are trying to cut their kids in their image instead of seeing the gifts God gave them and teaching them to tap into their gifts so they can truly fly - to truly soar. Why clip their wings when their wings are precisely what is needed to lift someone else up.  Your job as a parent, in particular a dad, is to teach them correct principles so they can then govern themselves and tap in, in a way that God intended. Can you imagine what would happen if the parent taught him principles of flight - lift, thrust, drag, weight? He could truly soar in a way your limited mind can barely imagine. And yet, if you can see his potential and place him in a position that he can learn and tap into his gift, oh who will he become? Who will he bless? We need to give our child a safe place to stretch his wings, to try them out, to discover what can be done so he can soar the way God intended. Dad, DON'T clip those wings!" And on a related note don't dare clip the wings of your beautiful wife!  This is the audio from our Facebook Live on Friday. We had a couple of video streaming challenges. I've tried to splice it together for reposting so you don't have to wrestle through the start and stopping,  I wanted to capture the essence of our conversation because I think it is so important.  We'd love to hear your thoughts! Guest Wil Fossett Millenial Empowerment