Recently I was walking through Wal-Mart and needed to go back to the electronic's section. There are always tv's blaring back there and since I am quite picky about what the kids see, I usually don't go back there unless it's just to walk by - it bothers me that they have to see whatever R-rated movie happens to be previewing at the moment. So, I made a quick dash back there. DD grabbed my hand and I looked down at her to see that she was covering her eyes and walking through "blind." She knows that whatever it was playing, it wasn't something I wanted her to see and without even stopping to see what it was, she covered her eyes. I have thought about that a lot recently. I can't even pretend to be perfect, I am so far from it, but that's how I want/hope to react to temptation...When I'm tempted, without even bothering to see what the fuss is about, I want to just cover my eyes and walk away because I know automatically that it isn't something that Jesus would want me to see...or do...or hear...
That's just one of many lessons my children have taught me. I swear they teach me more than I teach them.
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