the PROBLEM with a "GOOD" CHILD

EVERYONE WANTS ‘GOOD CHILDREN.’  IT’S SO NATURAL TO EVALUATE OUR CHILDREN’S LIVES BY THE WORLD’S STANDARDS OF SUCCESS:  GOOD STUDENT, HARD WORKING, ATHLETIC, SMART, NEVER IN TROUBLE...THE MARKERS GOES ON AND ON.

BUT IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN BE LOOKING AT THE WRONG RETURNS IN EVALUATING SUCCESS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF GOD’S ECONOMY?  THE STORY OF THE TWO LOST SONS (ONE SUCCESSFUL; ONE NOT) SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION OF TODAY’S DISCUSSION.