This morning Gage and I were riding in the car talking about all the plans for this weekend and how much fun it was going to be to spend Easter in Southeast Missouri with family next week. Interested to see what kind of response I would get, I asked Gage if he knew what Easter meant. He simply answered, "Chickens." Add that to the list of parenting fails. I reminded myself he was only 2 and tried to stumble my way through explaining the meaning of Easter in a way he might grasp. He listened and replied, "I want to go there someday. You take me to Heaven sometime?" Through the tears I said, " You bet buddy, you'll go there one day." As they have a way of always making you laugh...after making you cry (good or bad), he follows it up with "But first I want to go to Kailyn's house and see her toys. She has so many toys!"
Appropriately, this was my devotion this morning:
All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other. - John 13:35
Watch a small boy follow his dad through the snow. He stretches to step where his dad stepped. Not an easy task. His small legs extend as far as they can so his feet can fall in his father's prints.
The father, seeing what the son is doing, smiles and begins taking shorter steps, so the son can follow.
It's a picture of discipleship.
In our faith we follow in someone's steps. A parent, a teacher, a hero—none of us are the first to walk the trail. All of us have someone we follow.
In our faith we leave footprints to guide others. A child, a friend, a recent convert. Non should be left to walk the trail alone.
It's the principle of discipleship.
Think for a moment of the footprints you are leaving for others. Will others be blessed by following your steps?
- Grace for the Moment, Max Lucado
Wow. Something that can be so easy to become lazy about and forget it is our responsibility, and privilege, to leave discipleship footprints every.single.day.
Appropriately, this was my devotion this morning:
All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other. - John 13:35
Watch a small boy follow his dad through the snow. He stretches to step where his dad stepped. Not an easy task. His small legs extend as far as they can so his feet can fall in his father's prints.
The father, seeing what the son is doing, smiles and begins taking shorter steps, so the son can follow.
It's a picture of discipleship.
In our faith we follow in someone's steps. A parent, a teacher, a hero—none of us are the first to walk the trail. All of us have someone we follow.
In our faith we leave footprints to guide others. A child, a friend, a recent convert. Non should be left to walk the trail alone.
It's the principle of discipleship.
Think for a moment of the footprints you are leaving for others. Will others be blessed by following your steps?
- Grace for the Moment, Max Lucado
Wow. Something that can be so easy to become lazy about and forget it is our responsibility, and privilege, to leave discipleship footprints every.single.day.