It happens. Every single day as a parent, whether we realize it or not, our tiny humans are like little sponges absorbing the world around them at an unfathomable speed. They take it all in, the good, the bad, and everything in between.
In the world of nurture versus nature, it is actually quite amazing how much your children absorb and naturally model what they are exposed to. I used to often times see this as an educator. I would have a student in class for a few months and then their parents would come in for conferences. By the end of the conference, I could’ve easily matched up the parent to the correct child just from mannerisms and how they spoke. There are so many things we pass onto our children, often times without even really realizing the magnitude of our influence and impact on our tiny humans. I am reminded of this each and every day by the unique ages of my children. They are in the stage of development where they are learning and absorbing at such rapid rates. It is a bitter sweet feeling seeing them learn new things while also never wanting this stage to pass. There is truly no denying that time is such a fleeting thing.
Anyways, I tend to be long winded at times, but I promise I am getting to the point of my story. This post was all sparked by my sweet son. All day he has been singing. First he was eating breakfast and singing, playing with toys and singing. Helping me tidy the house and you guessed it…singing. He kept singing the same thing over and over again. He kept singing the words “Oh God, oh God, I need you. Oh God, my God, I need you now. How I need you,” on repeat. I kept listening to him, trying to figure out what he was singing.
Finally after much of the day had passed, I paused and asked, “What are you singing?”
He responded and asked, “The God song?”
I replied saying, “Yes. Did you sing that at school today?”
His reply was not one I was expecting and truly was one of those perspective moments in my heart today. He had chimed in telling me that he did not learn it at school. He had learned it from the car ride today. The car ride we take to and from school. He told me he heard me singing it. You see, I have been listening to the song “Same God” by Elevation Worship numerous times as of recent and really praying about some things that have been on my heart. It is such a powerful piece. There is just something about this part of the song that really speaks to the inner depths of my soul and I feel such a connection to Him in this small moment of prayer and worship.
In the song it goes to say that “He heard his children then and He still hears us now. He answered prayers back then and He will answer now. He was providing then and He is providing now. He is still the same God. He moved in power then. God, move in power now. He was a healer then. He is a healer now. He was a savior then. He is a savior now. He is the same God.”
This week, before my son has gone into school, we have listened to this song and prayed over our day together, something I am trying to get better at consistently doing and including him in it. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am a very anxious/overthinking type of person, so it has taken me a lot of courage to share anything very personal about my life. I was kind of caught off guard by how quickly my son picked up the song just from hearing me in my time of prayer and praise with the Lord, and it really just magnified how incredibly influential our words and actions are to those around us, especially our children. We as parents have the power to control what our children are influenced by and we are their first teacher. It is not meant to be taken lightly. Never underestimate the power that you have as a parent as you continue to show your children that you are always working on being a better version of yourself, always continuing to grow in your relationship with God, always trying to be a better human.
The purpose of this message is not to fall into the toxicity of this meter that our society seems to have that measures just how good of a Christian you are. That person A is better than person B because of X-Y-Z because I do not have time for that or people who put off that type of energy. That is a whole other topic for another day. I just wanted to share a personal moment that spoke to my soul and note how incredibly important our influence is to those around us. No matter how small, never underestimate your presence in this world. Also, if you are going through it in life right now, maybe you are in a challenging season of life… Remember that He is still there in the trenches with you. He is the God of possible. He is the God of miracles, too good to not believe. For He is a wonder working God.
If you made it this far, thank you for reading!
Have a blessed day!
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