TODAY'S CHURCH

Kids are capable comprehending things way beyond their years lately!

My son asked me for permission to make some chocolate Milk the other day. He wanted some assistance in pouring the milk (probably to keep me occupied while he hung on to the syrup) but he insisted on pouring the chocolate syrup himself. I said "OK but I want you to put the chocolate in first" (this was not a power trip for me or anything like that, but just so I could see how much he felt was appropriate.) Well apparently that is 'not how Mommy does it'. "You are supposed to pour the milk first and then add the syrup!!" he said sternly. We went back and forth briefly, then I thought of something clever... I said "Tell me what we are making again?". He refused. I repeated, "say it again please." Drake is only five, not even in kindergarten yet, but check his response. "I know, the word chocolate comes first, but that doesn't mean that's the order you put it in the cup!!"

So I was foiled; but not yet sunk. I thought once again... since I was dealing with a kid who could conceivably carry on an intelligible conversation with the Harvard Debate team, I thought maybe I should throw out a little math proof for him. I asked what is 2 + 3? He said 5. I said "yes! What went in first?" He said, "The 2." I said, "OK, then what is 3 + 2?" "5", he replied. I asked, "what went in first this time?" "3." I asked "but you get the same thing either way right?"

Then it clicked for him and he said "OK". Then he pulled the lid off of the chocolate syrup and began to pour it into the cup. How crazy is that? My kid is so logical that an equivalency property that I learned doing Geometry proofs in High School helps him to understand how chocolate milk works. I guess I am a little worried about what its going to take for me to help him understand girls; cause math proofs 'ain't going to cut it'. LOL

I am always amazed at what I learn from hanging out with my boys! As I teach them, He (God) is teaching me. I am praying today that God will give you a new perspective on something he has been trying to teach you lately. Will He use a child to help you see spiritual wisdom? Or a new passage of scripture that clarifies the question you have been pondering? Could it be as simple as having a glass of chocolate milk with someone you love?