Wee Wittle Worshippers

What a great reminder we had last Sunday about the influences that shape our kids. When we see our kids throwing food at the table or fighting with their brothers & sisters it is difficult to think of them as little worshippers. They were created by God for worship and they will worship, either God or idols. How many times are we as parents guilty of putting those idols in front of our kids? Oh, we don't think of them in that way, but how much time do we spend emphasizing sports, grades, music, or other things. While in and of themselves they are not bad, yet our emphasis places them as an item of worship for our kids. Some of our kids may be young, but even then they are watching us. When Mackenzie was little someone once told me to watch how she disciplines her dolls and stuffed animals as it will be a direct reflection of how we were disciplining her. What an eye opener to see it in action and hear her repeating to the doll the words and tone that had come out of my mouth. How convicting to think that these little worshippers are watching us and seeing what we worship by what we spend our time doing. May we as parents all realize the influences from the outside that are trying to mold our kids are more numerous and stronger than ever before. They seem to bombard us earlier than we expect. They can come from things as seemingly harmless as cartoons or the Disney channel. If we don't shape how are kids think and act they will. May we strive to daily point our little worshippers Godward to a relationship with Him.