So, today, I was having Emily help me with some housework, and talked to her about earning an allowance. Brian and I have talked about it for a while, and think it would be good to teach her about saving her money, and being a good steward of what the Lord gives her. So, from the allowance, we moved to tithe and offerings. OK, she's 5, but still, they have to learn sometime. I remember being very young and giving my tithe from what I had "earned" into the offering plate. That has stuck with me into adult-hood, and now, tithing isn't something I even consider to be an option. So, I told her that everything we have belongs to God, and we have been commanded to give back a portion of what He has given us (by the way, try doing that without using the words, "You have to give this much" to your child). My TV focused child says, "Is the TV God's?" I say, yes, the TV is God's and He could take it away if He so chose. She then asks how would God do that? So, laughingly, I say, "Well, He could make a rock fall from the sky to crush it if He wanted to." OK, fast forward about TEN minutes, and we are back to tithing. I say, "God has told us in the Bible that we have the responsibility to give back to Him a portion of what He has given to us." Then, my little girl looks up at me with those big brown eyes and says:
"If I don't, will He send a big rock to fall on my head and crush me??"
Ok, let's start over.
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Kids do say the funniest things. Isn't it amazing how their little minds work? If your TV stops working she's going to think God did it. :) Your girls are just precious.
That's so funny! She's trying to work it all out! I can't believe how our girls are growing!
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