One of the joys of being around the 3s/4s at our church (Hermitage Hills Baptist) is the constant change and the continual "who knows what is going to be said next" moments that at times come like a gushing fire hydrant.
In order to not make myself better than I actually am, I want to remind you that I am a rookie at working with 3s/4s with the exception of our own two daughters who were that age almost 20 years ago. And . . . I only work with them once a month, so by no means am I putting myself in the category of those saints that work with 3s/4s every day in your home or every week at your church.
The other Sunday I got bumped from the 3s to the 4s which meant I went from the Aqua room to the Purple room. Everything in the room was new to me except for the kids that had graduated last month. So, I was reunited with the kids but the surroundings were all different. New toys; new books; new chairs; new tables; and a new co-worker.
One new-to-me boy came in the room all gang busters and greeted me with a hiss. My normal position is on the floor because at 6'2" I am pretty much a giant to 3s and 4s, so I am on the floor as he enters and immediately drops to his knees and "slithers" over towards me. The next 4-5 minutes he worked really hard "convincing" me that he really was a snake. He realized I wasn't buying it but he did not break character. I have to tell you, he was working hard and doing a good job at it too. So much so that one of the girls came over to me and asked, "Is he really a snake?" Suppressing a grin, I looked at her and asked, "does he look like any snake you have ever seen?, at which she walked away more relieved knowing there really wasn't a snake in the room.
Imagination is powerful and somehow the older I have gotten I have drifted away from using my imagination. Sadly, I have forgotten what it is like to be lost too. I wonder if we allowed people to imagine what it is like to be lost more if it would change the way that you and I picture the lost.Not to judge them, but to love them enough to imagine how best we can reach people with the Greatest News there is.
"Snake boy" reminded me that it is important that I remember what it is like to be lost and quit being lost in myself and not see others as Christ sees them. How cool would it be to imagine that there are no more lost because we have used our imagination to discover better ways to share the Gospel with those who desperately need to hear that God loves them!
In order to not make myself better than I actually am, I want to remind you that I am a rookie at working with 3s/4s with the exception of our own two daughters who were that age almost 20 years ago. And . . . I only work with them once a month, so by no means am I putting myself in the category of those saints that work with 3s/4s every day in your home or every week at your church.
The other Sunday I got bumped from the 3s to the 4s which meant I went from the Aqua room to the Purple room. Everything in the room was new to me except for the kids that had graduated last month. So, I was reunited with the kids but the surroundings were all different. New toys; new books; new chairs; new tables; and a new co-worker.
Imagination is powerful and somehow the older I have gotten I have drifted away from using my imagination. Sadly, I have forgotten what it is like to be lost too. I wonder if we allowed people to imagine what it is like to be lost more if it would change the way that you and I picture the lost.Not to judge them, but to love them enough to imagine how best we can reach people with the Greatest News there is.
"Snake boy" reminded me that it is important that I remember what it is like to be lost and quit being lost in myself and not see others as Christ sees them. How cool would it be to imagine that there are no more lost because we have used our imagination to discover better ways to share the Gospel with those who desperately need to hear that God loves them!
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