7.14.2008

kiddie porn

my oldest grand son came to visit for a few days. it is amazing how fast they grow, how much i miss them when they leave. we have 3 grandkids now. 2 boys and a girl. they all have popops heart. my desires for them are a God stretched, Jesus knowing, power filled life.





we spent the time riding, seeing and playing with trains.


here is his vice. thomas the train. the weird thing is all the videos, all the toys are old school stuff. wood trains.

apparently he knows each train, each situation, each job, each conversation from each show.

he had a blast while he was here. all things train, the least of which was this one.

i guess each generation has its vice. gi joe, care bears, my lil pony, cabbage patch kids, barbie, pokemon, now thomas.

amazing that a 4 year old knows so much about a kiddie show and toys.

the bible tells us to be "excellent in what is good, be innocent in evil." kids today know way to much about stuff that is evil. sex, drugs, drinking, std, just to name a few. it seems as though the thoughts have been reversed.

i pray for my grand kids each day. i pray for them to be excellent in what is good, and innocent in evil. i pray for their parents/ that they would begin dialogue early about the greatness and glory of God. the holiness and grace become part of their discussion when the kids are around. i pray they don't leave that to another...that they have to catch it at church.

passion for God is not caught, it is nurtured and delicately learned. learned from those who pursue God with passion. it is seen in action, heard in daily conversation. seen in the warrior spirit passed on from the father, developed in times of difficulty when they are reminded of what the stack of stones are for.

be a stone stacker. don't leave the most important discussions you will ever have with your kids to some one else.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Jeff,

I really enjoyed the Bible verse you posted. Did is come out of Romans 16? I looked it up in my Bible and the version I have is "to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil."

It does make for a powerful prayer.

Lindsay(Jensen Beach Monday Night)