Children do not think and process things the way adults do. Thirty Christmases ago, our family sat around the breakfast table.
Bob: Who can tell me the names of some angels mentioned in the Bible?
Brooke (Age 8): Gabriel!
Laurel (Age 6): Michael!
Amy (Age 3): Lo!
Mom, Dad, Brooke, and Laurel: Lo???
Amy: Uh-huh. And Lo, the angel of the Lord, came upon them. . .
It all seemed very logical to her. After all, doesn’t the Bible say Lo is an angel of the Lord? Why wouldn’t it be so? The things that seem true when we first believe them don’t always seem so true when we mature.
Some events from our childhood are benign and even humorous. Others are fearful or hurtful or tragic. If we are old enough to think them through we might say, “That was scary, but I’m okay now. It is unlikely that will happen again.” Or, we might look at the offending person and say, “What they did or said wasn’t very nice.” But children don’t have the experience to reason that way. Child logic can be askew. Kids can reason that this is a scary world and that they need to be on guard at all times or that there must be something bad about them to make someone act that way toward them. The devil takes advantage of immature reasoning and tells us a lie—that leaves a lasting belief—that becomes a wound—that prevents us from living our life the way God intended.
Do you have wounds you need to bring to God and ask Him to heal? Perhaps your belief goes back to childhood when you believed things that weren’t true. Perhaps God will give you a new perspective that will free you from false beliefs. Perhaps He will give you a new perspective by showing you Satan’s lie and His truth.
This is part of what we cover in The Marriage Dance Workshop. We can help you work through issues that arise in marriage as a result of these wounds. If you live in or near Riverside, CA, join us on Wednesdays, 6:30-8 pm, January 6 through March 30. Email us at info@themarriagedance.com before January 4 to register or for more information.
