When I was five years old, I learned a valuable lesson. My momma is bigger and faster than me.
Thinking it was just me and my sister in the room, I walked straight up to her and called her "Boo Boo Face". Yep, I called her a "Boo Boo Face" and you know what? It felt good. I do not remember what she did to deserve it but I have no doubt in my mind that she did deserve it.
However, as soon as the words left my mouth, I heard my mom rush into the room screaming my name.
What happened next is somewhat of a blur. I panicked. I ran. I screamed in sheer terror. My momma was right on my heals.
I was one of the fastest kids on the playground at Mother's Day Out and I was feeling pretty good about my chances of out running my mom.
I was wrong.
Making a dash into the next room, I felt a massive hand on my shoulder bringing me to an abrupt stop. I remember saying to myself, "I think I've made a mistake." My momma made me remember that day to never, ever run away from her. I learned a lesson on respect.
This month the kids in Adventureland are learning about the virtue RESPECT. Our bottom line for this past Sunday was "You respect God when you show respect for people in charge." That would have been a great lesson to sit through 22 years ago before I learned the hard way.
Looking at Romans 13:1-7, the kids learned that nobody gets put in charge of them without God knowing about it. So the next time you have a serious conversation with your kids on respect, remind your kids that God said the leaders in your kids lives, including you, wouldn't be there without him. When we respect them, we actually show respect to God.
And hopefully, you won't have to chase your kid to get that point across.
