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Gary and I visited old friends one night this week and they told us a story about their 1-year-old grandson with his mother’s cell phone.
They had watched from the sidelines as he picked up the phone, and anticipated him putting it to his ear–as children have done for generations–to imitate a verbal conversation.
But instead, they watched in amazement as he fumbled the phone between his tiny hands until he had the keyboard securely cradled. And then his thumbs went to work. Up and down, back and forth they went, sending imaginary texts and and unwritten conversations.
Of course, this precious little fella had no idea what he was imitating, only that he was doing what he had seen others around him doing.
Scary, huh? And I’m not talking about texting.
I’m talking about what children see in us. Children are going to imitate and believe us, whether good or bad, right or wrong.
“Tell them I’m not at home.”
“Don’t do as I do, do as I say.”
“You’re stupid.”
“Why can’t you be like your brother?”
“He runs this house.”
“You’re fat.”
“Hey, they gave me too much change! Let’s get an ice cream!”
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Matthew 18:6
What will the children in our realm of influence believe and imitate because of us?
I pray God’s blessing on the work of your hands and your hearts,
Vonda
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