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Everyone has times they can remember when the Lord uses their children to teach them some spiritual truth about His kingdom. I love how the Lord does that! It’s like having a personal trainer . . . only it’s spiritual and you never know when it’s going to hit you!

Several years ago on a particular evening my three-year-old and I were cleaning up the family room. This is during the time when he wanted to write and make letters but really it was only scribbling. For months he would ask for a piece of paper and sit at the table and write down his list for various things. It was such a routine for him that I bought a little notebook that would fit into his small hands.

Well, on this particular evening he came upon one of his many lists and he excitedly pointed it out to me. When I asked him what was on his list he replied, “Go grocery shopping. Show love together.”

Ohhhh, yeah . . show love. With life swirling around me and my little guy standing before me, little did he know how deep it sank on that day!

Oh, Father, it is wonderful that you use my children to remind me of what is important . . . to show love together!

Even now we chat about “showing love together” and make it practical for the smaller ones in our family by talking about what it means to show love. It’s something that goes quietly by the wayside until one day we realize what’s missing in the ordinary interactions 

I’m sure everyone here has a similar story of when God used your little ones to drive home a spiritual truth. I really do love how the Lord does that!

So, what’s on your list for today?