- My vehicle on Friday afternoon lost it’s air conditioning on the way home from the conference.
- Wouldn’t have been so bad if it didn’t start raining and then hailing…the windows were fogging and I couldn’t get any air to them because if I put the window down I got drenched.
- Funny how just a few weeks prior to that I was at an amusement park and paid to get on rides where I’d get drenched but for some reason riding in my car I wasn’t willing to do the same thing.
- In any case, the car is in the shop today for repairs.
- After the 10:30 services were done yesterday I was talking with the Bricker’s and Jill shared with me that their 4 year old Chase is still repeating something I said to him a few months back. I said, “Chase you’re a mighty man of God.”
- They said that on Saturday they were at a picnic where he was telling that to everyone….just then he comes running up and says to me, “do you remember me…I’m a mighty man of God.”
- Just then Dirk Detweiler goes walking past holding his son Luke and I said, “Look there’s another mighty man of God.”
- Chase looks at me and says, “I’m the mighty man of God.” I said, “Well there can be more than one mighty man of God.”
- He looks back up at me and says, “Nah he’s the baby man of God.”
- Hysterical!!! But parents it’s also a reminder that you’re kids are listening to what we say to them. If you say, “You’re stupid.” “You’re not as good a your brother.” “You’ll never be able to do that.” “You’ll never amount to anything.” “Why can’t you be more like _______?” etc…they here that and will begin to live it out…but if like I did with Chase you speak something positive into their lives, they will begin to identify themselves that way.
- I’m so thankful for my grandmother who would tell me bedtime stories about a little boy named Gilbert who could do and achieve anything he wanted to. In her stories there was never an obstacle too big or challenge too great that Gilbert couldn’t overcome.
- Today my confidence in who God is and what He wants to accomplish through little old me is off the charts because she spoke a positive word.
- So be careful what you say to a child…encourage them, build them up. As I discovered, it’s not hard to speak something that changes how a child begins to see themselves.
- In fact, why don’t you volunteer to help with Vacation Bible School or in one of our Children’s Ministries on Sunday mornings?
- You see it’s not always about teaching or even helping…it’s about being a role model and a positive influence.
- A friend of mine used to say that in almost every area of life we are over-trained and under-motivated. So go motivate a child to live fully for Jesus and to become our next pastor, president, astronaut, school teacher, etc. and to do it all for the Glory of God!
- Wow that got long…I’ll post some more thoughts tomorrow.
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