The pursuit of loving God has been a trademark of Christians from the very beginning. Experiencing God and growing to love Him more are the rewards of this pursuit, but it doesn’t happen by accident.
Take classical music, for instance. If you want to love classical music, you’d be smart to listen to some of the greats. It is also helpful to be with people who already love music. It’s especially inspiring to find someone who can tell you about the history—the backstories of when the music was written and what inspired the composer. Being with someone who loves music is contagious!
Similarly, a great way to help our kids in their pursuit of loving God is to let His creation be the teacher. God’s creation is totally accessible to kids of any age, but they need someone to draw their attention to the beauty, wonder, and impossible complexity, followed up with the truth that God made all of this.
This can be done easily on a camping trip or it’s even easier by lying on your bellies together on the grass looking for bugs. We as parents and grandparents get to be the ones who point our kid’s imagination toward the loving God who created both the universe and the roly-poly bug in the backyard.
It’s fun. And so easy. I bet your kids would love to hear about our creative God whom you are in love with too. Go out and have some fun with your kids and with God. Did I already say it’s easy?
Our Paws & Tales episode 9, “God with the Wind,” points directly to this approach. I hope to see you in Wildwood.
Dave Carl
Creator, Paws & Tales