Remaining Teachable

By Kerry Hasenbalg
“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child...” –1 Cor.13:11a

I heard our five year old son, Cole, singing the song “Holy is the Lord”,  but when he got to the lyrics, “God almighty,” he sang “Calamari” instead: “Holy is the Lord, Calamari!” Children.

So I said, “Cole, you are supposed to sing, ‘God almighty’ because He is the Holy Lord.  Calamari is the fried squid that daddy likes to eat.”

After he laughed at his mistake, he then returned to singing, but this time using the right words.

This incident reminded me again that we, like children, can be gravely mistaken when trying to understand and express what we believe to be the messages of God.  So may we be as teachable and humble as children when it comes to being wrong and corrected by others.

May we be able to receive correction, laugh at ourselves, and then return to worshipping and sharing about God as best we can. For in a similar way to earthly parents, God is pleased by purity and humility of heart far more than our getting it right.

Comments

[Katie Brabson]

Our 22 month old son Samuel Mussie, who was born in Ethiopia and came to us through adoption, was sitting cheerfully at dinner the other night. We have been teaching him to pray which has been a wonderful venture for his sweet little spirit and for us. My husband and I were busy dialoging about the events of the day and the poor little guy was struggeling getting our attention to ask for more food. We always pray together before serving the meal so it was just hysterical to us that little Samuel was asking for more by sitting in We loved that when all else failed and Mommy and Daddy were busy he asked Jesus as best he knew!

Katie Brabson

[Katie Brabson]

The above comment did not go through correctly and made no sense. Dur....my crazy mom brain probably mistyped it. Here is what I meant to say!!

Our 22 month old son Samuel Mussie, who was born in Ethiopia and came to us through adoption, was sitting cheerfully at dinner the other night. We have been teaching him to pray which has been a wonderful venture for his sweet little spirit and for us. My husband and I were busy dialoging about the events of the day and the poor little guy was struggeling getting our attention to ask for more food. We always pray together before serving the meal so it was just hysterical to us that little Samuel was asking for more by sitting in his highchair saying over and over: Dear Jesus, Amen. We loved that when all else failed and Mommy and Daddy were busy he asked Jesus for help as best he knew!