I always learn something when my grandson comes to visit. He looks through all the cabinets, searches through the refrigerator, finds all the new things in the house, and checks to be sure his toys are where he left them. Man was created to survey his world.
When he opened the cabinets he stuck his hand in one and yelped, and jumped back. He came and sat down at the table with a solemn look on his face. Of course I knew what had happened, but he never spoke a word. Then, I asked him, "What happened? Did you get your fingers hurt in the trap?" "Yes", he said. We proceeded to give him a lesson on the whys and hows of mouse traps, using a pencil. (You should have seen his eyes when the pencil broke.)
When he opened the cabinets he stuck his hand in one and yelped, and jumped back. He came and sat down at the table with a solemn look on his face. Of course I knew what had happened, but he never spoke a word. Then, I asked him, "What happened? Did you get your fingers hurt in the trap?" "Yes", he said. We proceeded to give him a lesson on the whys and hows of mouse traps, using a pencil. (You should have seen his eyes when the pencil broke.)
Sometimes we are like my grandson. We put our fingers where they don't belong. We find ourselves snapped by life and wonder why we are hurting. We don't understand why we are experiencing pain. The trap was not set by God to hurt us. The devil sets up traps to take us out. It is the devil that comes to steal, kill and destroy. God in His word tells us that "...my people perish for lack of knowledge."
Once we had a discussion with our little man about the why's and how's of mouse traps, we knew he was safe from the the mouse traps forever. In actuality, it was one we had long forgotten about. I called the exterminator and we hadn't thought about that trap. Which reminds us how the devil leaves traps around our life in hopes that we will forget about them. The devil hopes no one will teach us about mouse traps. But, people who love people teach people.
Once we had a discussion with our little man about the why's and how's of mouse traps, we knew he was safe from the the mouse traps forever. In actuality, it was one we had long forgotten about. I called the exterminator and we hadn't thought about that trap. Which reminds us how the devil leaves traps around our life in hopes that we will forget about them. The devil hopes no one will teach us about mouse traps. But, people who love people teach people.
Action Step: Today take advantage of every opportunity that life affords us. Whether it is your grandchild or the teenager, or the next door neighbors kid--don't leave them vulnerable to the traps of the devil. Teachable moments are for all ages and those that fail to teach are failing to change the life of others, which means others are bound to repeat their mistakes and continue to experience pain. Let's show love for others by patiently teaching.
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