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Speak LIFE Over Your Children 10/17/2015 2:05:40 PM
Over my years of parenting and now moving into grand parenting I have learned more and more the power of my words and how they affect children.
Just tonight I was playing bow and arrows with my grandson who is 5 years old. He is all boy and loves to dream of being a hero, of saving the day, of becoming powerful. I encourage his dreaming at all times.
He had is toy bow and arrow set while I was firing real arrows forty feet away from my target into bales of hay. He would talk as we fired arrows together and say, "I'm Robin Hood and your my grandpa." He would then change the story as time went by and say, "You are actually Robin Hood and you are training me to be the next Robin Hood." Yes, he gets it. That is it. It is the time old tradition of passing along what we have learned onto our children...all the good we have learned...all the battles we have won...all the hurts conquered.
Later this same night he came to me and interrupted my reading and started to play a game with me. He said, "Tell me something untrue and then I will tell you if you are right."
I responded, "No. How about I tell you something true and you tell me if it is right."
"Okay."
I then said, "Avery is amazing." His face lit up and then he said, "You win one star. If you get 8 stars then you get rewarded." Basically, he wanted me to tell him more truths about him.
I went on for several rounds saying, "I love you. You are the best grandson. I'm proud of you. We celebrate you everyday. You are a giant slayer. Your mind is brilliant. You bring so many people joy." And so on and so on.
He is just bubbling with joy the rest of the night. I can hear him giggling with his dad in the background. He is so full of joy.
When we speak life over our kids, it changes things in their lives, in their hearts, in their minds. Pray over your children. Bless your children openly...out loud to them. Dream with them before they go to bed. Say funny stories in an accent. Be a kid with them while at the same time imparting your wisdom, your direction, and ultimately, your love.
