Thursday, October 10, 2013

Hilarious Example of Family Worship (with photo evidence)

This is from a blog I recently read.

Come...Follow A Failure

Can you get a fat lip in a faith talk?
Come follow us for a look at a typical Lynch Family Faith Talk! Many times we move through five stages of progression: 
1) Beginning; 
2) We’ve Gone Slightly Off Track; 
3) Heated Escalation; 
4) what I like to call “Faith Talk Failure!”; 
5) and finally to Repentance--by the somewhat frustrated though well-intentioned parents. 

Take a peek at us around the table. 


{ Beginning }
Dad (me): “So boys...why did these people pray to and worship false idols instead of God?”
Jackson: “God.”
Owen: “No...not God. That’s not the right answer Jackson!”
Sankie: “Because...cause...cause...uhhh...cause we’re supposed to love God most.” 
Dad: “Right Sank. God is the only true God who is worthy of our love and devotion. Other things distract our hearts and begin to capture our love and affections in ways that were only meant to be towards God.” 
Jackson: “God.” (head drops below the table as he falls off his chair)
Dad: “Jackson, get back up in your chair and listen. Stop dropping off your chair.” 
Dad: “What are some things that attract our eyes and cause us to desire them?”
Owen: “Umm...Umm...the other day on Wild Kratts there was a bug that ate another bug and...”
Sankie: “No. That’s not what we’re talking about! That’s not an idol...and it wasn’t even a bug. It was a...”
Owen: “Yes it was! It was a beetle bug and it had a hard shell and...”
Jackson: “Bug? Bug?........Bug bug bug bug. I like bugs...buuuuuugs.” (drops off chair again--hits chin and bites tongue--starts crying--Owen acts out same action to show us what Jack did when he hurt himself--Sankie and Owen start mock crying--cue even-more-frustrated Jack)

{ We’ve Gone Slightly Off Track }
Dad: “Ok...ok...let’s think back to our question! What are some things that attract us that may become idols in our hearts if left unchecked?” 
Sankie: “Video games...movies...”
Owen: “Yeah, yeah...tv and candy. I love candy. Mom, can I have a Reese’s?”
Mom: “No. Owen pay attention.” 
Jack: “Me too...I want a Reese’s.” 
Dad: “No. Nobody’s getting a Reese’s.” (cue crying by Jack)
To read about the rest of this Family Worship Time and more go to...
http://nbfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/10/comefollow-failure.html

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