Being content on a sunshiny day at the park.... and content with sharing an airplane ride with her sister!"Keep your lives free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have." Hebrews 13:5
We changed "money" to "things" to help Ivy apply it to her life.
We changed "money" to "things" to help Ivy apply it to her life.
We have continued to keep a Bible verse on Ivy's mirror for almost 2 years now. She memorizes most of them in a week or two and then we change it. She hears the verse when we take a bath, brush teeth, go potty, basically any of the 20 times that she is in that bathroom daily! But now that she is 4 years old, the verse we choose is so important. We are growing a girl after Jesus' heart. We are teaching her Biblical principals to start applying to her life right now and the verses we choose can tap into the daily grind of our 4 year old daughter.
When she memorizes the verse- and really understands the meaning- it is sweet music to my ears. More than anything else I want her to grow to become a Christ filled girl. I want her to have His love near and dear to her heart. And I want her daily decisions to be made with God's will for her life in the forefront of her mind. So this week's verse has been big time!
Since starting preschool Ivy is around 20 other kids EVERY day! They have different shoes, outfits, back packs, lunch boxes, and they have 4 year old conversations about their homes, toys, and vacations and Ivy developed a bad case of the "I wants." Totally normal for her age, but none the less, irritating to this hardworking Mommy and Daddy from the mouth of a little girl that doesn't lack for much. So I got out my gardening tools and planted a seed in Ivy- God's word poured (not just planted) in her heart. We read a devotion about coveting someone else's things, I gave examples from my grown up life, and told her heart wrenching stories of children who really were lacking. She then said, "When I say I wish I had..." or "I want ____ like so and so has..." that just means I like their stuff." Very telling from the mouth of our girl! So I backed up and gave her a lesson on giving compliments and that, coupled with God's word has seemed to nix the I wants completely.
Now I hear her giving genuine compliments- "She has a pretty lunch box!" "He got a new backpack with 4 pockets, mine has 3. That is cool!" "Maybe when we have more babies in our house we might need bunk beds like them."- music to my ears! I also hear her attitude of gratitude as she prays at night. Don't get me wrong- her "Thank Yous" are endless but I would take those over "I wants" any day. It is amazing that God's word can be so relevant, even in a preschooler's life, and this is such a reminder that it is never too young to start planting those seeds!
When she memorizes the verse- and really understands the meaning- it is sweet music to my ears. More than anything else I want her to grow to become a Christ filled girl. I want her to have His love near and dear to her heart. And I want her daily decisions to be made with God's will for her life in the forefront of her mind. So this week's verse has been big time!
Since starting preschool Ivy is around 20 other kids EVERY day! They have different shoes, outfits, back packs, lunch boxes, and they have 4 year old conversations about their homes, toys, and vacations and Ivy developed a bad case of the "I wants." Totally normal for her age, but none the less, irritating to this hardworking Mommy and Daddy from the mouth of a little girl that doesn't lack for much. So I got out my gardening tools and planted a seed in Ivy- God's word poured (not just planted) in her heart. We read a devotion about coveting someone else's things, I gave examples from my grown up life, and told her heart wrenching stories of children who really were lacking. She then said, "When I say I wish I had..." or "I want ____ like so and so has..." that just means I like their stuff." Very telling from the mouth of our girl! So I backed up and gave her a lesson on giving compliments and that, coupled with God's word has seemed to nix the I wants completely.
Now I hear her giving genuine compliments- "She has a pretty lunch box!" "He got a new backpack with 4 pockets, mine has 3. That is cool!" "Maybe when we have more babies in our house we might need bunk beds like them."- music to my ears! I also hear her attitude of gratitude as she prays at night. Don't get me wrong- her "Thank Yous" are endless but I would take those over "I wants" any day. It is amazing that God's word can be so relevant, even in a preschooler's life, and this is such a reminder that it is never too young to start planting those seeds!
