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September 4, 2019
Donât Just Hear Him â Heed Him!Â
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âBut donât just listen to Godâs word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and donât obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.â [James 1:22-24]( (NLT)
I heard the hum of her sing-song chatter as I carried my laundry basket down the hallway. So, when I passed her bedroom, I paused at the door to watch her carefree play.
My 4-year-old sat cross-legged on the carpet with a Barbie doll in one hand and a plastic pony in the other. She waved her hands to the beat of the song she was singing and turned those lifeless toys into leaping dancers.
I watched my daughterâs imagination spill across the canvas of her bedroom floor until the pink backpack hanging on the doorknob reminded me that soon, Iâd need to take my playful one to preschool.
I knocked on her door and walked across the room to announce it was time to clean up her toys. But before I could say a word, my girl puckered her lips into a reluctant pout and covered her ears with both hands.
âWhat are you doing?â I asked as I swallowed a giggle and stared at my daughterâs ridiculous pose. âIâm covering up my listeners,â she replied.
âI can see that,â I acknowledged. âBut why?â
âBecause if I donât hear what you say, I wonât have to obey,â my daughter replied with total sincerity.
I was about to respond with a reprimand when I realized that this childish charade might be a reason for celebration. It proved she was beginning to understand that listening and obedience go hand-in-hand.
Thatâs a precept Iâd been diligently trying to teach our young children â
âListen and obey,â I would say when I asked my son to put on his socks and shoes before he headed outside to play.
âListen and obey,â I would prompt when I told my daughter to wash her hands before dinner.
âListen and obey,â I would encourage when I reminded sleepy ones to brush their teeth before climbing into bed.
You see, at that tender time in their development, I didnât want my children to merely receive my instruction; I wanted them to respond to it as well.
Looking back, I realize my parenting motto wasnât just a wisp of wisdom for preschoolers; it was an echo of Godâs expectation for all of us.
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