A Child's Game and The Word
For as long as I can remember there was always an expectation (and usually a requirement) that a Stone child would regularly work. When we were younger our “work” consisted of regular chores around the home and it was a rare occasion that we got a pass on our domestic duties. To this day my twin sister is somewhat bitter about having to pull weeds for an entire morning on her birthday. She does not always remember that I was there too, pulling weeds on our birthday absolutely living out Philippians 2:4, “Do everything without complaining or arguing.”
At least that is how I remember the story. ;)
At the age of twelve we were encouraged to earn a steady wage in order to save up for future car insurance payments when we hit sixteen. If there was no cash in the bank for the gecko of Geico, then there was no driving to be had. To make money, most of the girls I knew would babysit and most of the guys I knew would mow lawns. I married the two worlds together by mowing on weekdays and babysitting on weekends.
As I babysat I realized that entertaining children before bedtime could sometimes be a challenging task. This was before every child had a computer, iPhone, Wii, or Xbox to occupy their minds. One game that never failed to occupy young minds was good ‘ol “hide and seek.” In playing this game over and over each weekend I stated to notice a trend with the children . . .
The average child liked to either hide or seek, not both.
As I reminisced over this fact the other day I thought about how much it relates to our pursuit of the knowledge of God. Just as the average child was somewhat one faceted in the game of “hide and seek”, we are often prone to be one-sided in our pursuit of a majestic God. We must be a people that seek the truth with all our hearts (Jeremiah 29:13) and that Truth must be memorized and written on our hearts (read Psalm 119).
For most, Bible memory is a daunting and difficult task. But it does not have to be!
There are many great resources available for you to start memorizing the truth of our glorious God, so allow me to point you to a great resource put together by Sally Michael.
