Caleb: Why does the devil want us to eat mud?
Believe it or not, this is not the first time I have heard this question from my little guy.
Momma: Well, because he doesn't want good things for us.
C: Jesus does.
M: Yes, Jesus loves us.
C: And He wants us to eat good things, so we will be healthy and strong, because he loves us. That includes veggies and fruits, Seth. I know you are hearing this.
M: Exactly.
C: Yeah.
You are getting it, my sweet boy.
My greatest prayer for my boys is that they will be able to grasp and embrace the love that Christ has for them at an early age. I pray they will truly know, love, and trust our Savior and find their identity solely in being His child. Most of the time (which equates to about 99.9% of the time) I feel so inadequate at teaching my boys this huge truth in terms that they can understand. The unconditional love of Christ, that is not dependent upon my goodness or actions, but on grace and faith, is a concept that I often have a difficult time comprehending myself. I pray that Christ will reveal Himself to my boys and bridge the huge gaps in my teaching so that they will really know the "bigness" of his love and who He is. How appropriate that the first inklings of Caleb's understanding of this concept would be expressed in the terms of eating. As you may recall from an earlier post (A Ball for each Boy), he is the child who, when given the choice of any ball in all of Wal-mart, chose a canteloupe.
See, God meets us where we are at.
4 comments:
Biz rocks. His little mind never stops and his insight on life is awesome. So proud he is my son.
Its amazing how much we can over-complicate the most basic truths isn't it? Thank goodness for children who can reiterate these truths to us in profoundly simple ways that bring new revelation! God wants His best for us. And sometimes His best is like broccoli. It isn't as easy going down as ice cream is, but it has the nutrients that we need in order to grow....which reminds me of a little song I remember a certain friend of mine singing to her first born as he ate his broccoli when he was about Seth's age ;)
awesome.
you guys are doing just fine. keep it up.
Good job, mom and dad, you have a couple of awesome little boys! Isn't it fun when God reveals truths to you through the children that you are trying to teach God's truths? :)
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