Friday I was talking a walk with one of my favorite 4 year old friends, Lorena. We were walking 10 blocks from our house to Kollen Park in Holland, MI. Ten blocks is a long walk for 4 year old legs, but Lorena was keeping us occuppied by pretty much talking non-stop.
At one point she said, "At school some of the girls like to dress up like princesses, but they don't play Princesses. They just talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. It's so annoying!"
Lorena knows how to "be" a princess when you dress up like one!
It got me to thinking, as children so often do. I wonder if a lot of us "dress up" like Christians and then, "talk, talk, talk, talk, talk," rather than living into the life of a Christ follower. It is very easy to do.
Romans 12:1-2
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed by this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God...what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Instead of worrying about looking like, being dressed up as a christian we need that transforming work of the Spirit so we can know and DO God's perfect will! Less talk, more living the Kingdom life, all you prince and princesses of the King of Kings!!
I LOVE LESSONS FROM A 4 YEAR OLD!
At one point she said, "At school some of the girls like to dress up like princesses, but they don't play Princesses. They just talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. It's so annoying!"
Lorena knows how to "be" a princess when you dress up like one!
It got me to thinking, as children so often do. I wonder if a lot of us "dress up" like Christians and then, "talk, talk, talk, talk, talk," rather than living into the life of a Christ follower. It is very easy to do.
Romans 12:1-2
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed by this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God...what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Instead of worrying about looking like, being dressed up as a christian we need that transforming work of the Spirit so we can know and DO God's perfect will! Less talk, more living the Kingdom life, all you prince and princesses of the King of Kings!!
I LOVE LESSONS FROM A 4 YEAR OLD!
No comments:
Post a Comment