It was the catch of a lifetime. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. In that difficult moment the father taught his son an ethics lesson that would never be forgotten. In training our children, we should never hide behind a spiritual facade. We must humbly acknowledge the truth that we are sinful.
Mom sometimes gets angry.
Dad is sometimes impatient. One day I accidentally scraped up against some building materials when I was leaving a construction supply store. Having seen that the damage was minor, and noting that no one had seen me, I drove off. But the following day, I was convicted and returned to the store and offered to pay for my damage. By relaying this story of my sin and repentance to my children, I was able to convey a valuable lesson on how a godly man deals with his sin.