Late Friday night I was watching a movie when my son, Mason, appeared at the top of the stairs crying. I picked him up, sat him on the couch and asked him what was wrong. He said he had a bad dream about a frog that jumped on his bed and ate him. Even worse, I wasn’t there to step on the frog and “pop” him. While you and I might find this humorous, I was reminded to let him know that while I can’t always be there for him, God is always there for him.
After I wiped away the tears, I told Mason that sometimes his daddy has bad dreams too, but I know God is watching over me and he loves me always. We talked about how God is more powerful than the scariest monsters in our dreams and has a huge army of super-strong angels. Mason pointed out to me that he cannot see the angels or God. I reassured him they are there. After all, we can’t see the air we blow out of our mouth, but we can feel it hit our hand. After I said that and added a few tickles to the tummy, Mason was free from worry as I tucked him back into bed.
As a parent, we need to look for opportunities to teach our children spiritual lessons. In fact, the Bible tells parents to, “Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up,” Deut 6:7. Some of the most important lessons your child learns will not be taught in a Sunday Small Group, but will be taught in the form of a discussion between you and child.
I encourage you to take the little and big events that happen in your and your child’s life and make them lessons. Use life’s circumstances to teach them about humility, honesty, integrity, friendship, courage and kindness. Sometimes the biggest lessons in life are taught in the small conversations we have with our kids.
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