Kids Blog #7 - "Listen"

“Listen“

“Listen to His voice and hold fast to Him, for the Lord is your life.” Deuteronomy 30:20

“Jason!” Mom called from the kitchen while Jason stared at the TV in the family room. “Jason Christopher!” The second time mom called Jason didn’t move a muscle, eyes glued to the cartoon on the screen.

Mom walked into the family room and put her hand on Jason’s shoulder as she said again, “Jason?” “Hmmm? Yes, Mom?” as he raised his eyes to meet hers. “Jason, you have baseball practice in just a few minutes and you really should get ready now. I’ve been calling your name but you didn’t hear me because you were watching cartoons.”

“Oh, I didn’t hear you. I’m sorry Mom.” Jason shirked his shoulders when he realized he had been ignoring his mom’s calls. “Son, I just would hate for you to miss out on baseball practice or something special happening because you are spending all your time glued to the television screen.”

Jason stood up as he turned off the TV. “Sweetheart, you know television is a fun activity every once in a while but it is really important that you don’t let it take the spot of number one in your life. Jesus wants to be number one to you and may want to speak to you. “ She put her arm around her son before he headed up the stairs to get ready for ball practice. “If you always have your eyes in front of a screen, it will be hard to hear Him. Switching off the TV was a good choice. I know it is a fun thing to do but don’t ever let it become more important than listening to God or caring about people.”

“Mom, it’s sort of the same thing as the guy we learned about at church last week – Samuel. Remember? He’s the guy who kept hearing God’s voice but wasn’t paying attention and thought it was someone else? “ Jason ran up the stairs and then turned around with one last thought… “Turning off video games and TV is hard for me because I like them a lot but I love God more – I am going to remember to turn off the TV so that I have time to talk to God.”

Questions to talk about with your family:

1. What can you do to listen to God’s voice?
2. Have you ever heard from God? How?

Let’s try to tune in to God and tune out the extra noise!

- Miss Heidi