What’s God Doin’?
August 13, 2009 by Standing on Truth
Filed under Parenting
My 4 year old son has been incredibly curious about spiritual things over the last 6 months or so. He asked Jesus into his heart during this time and, although the jury is still out on whether he understood enough about what he was doing, he has been asking question after question since then and developing a love for God that is simply beautiful. One of the questions that he asks daily (and by daily, I mean multiple times a day) is: “What’s God doin’?”
So I’m asking for help. Help me answer his question. There are only so many times I can say things like:
“He’s smiling at you.”
“He’s listening to people’s prayers and answering them.”
“He’s taking care of the world.”
“He’s loving you and being proud of your interest in Him.”
“He’s helping people.”
I’m reading a great book right now put out by Focus on the Family called “Teaching Kids About God.”
It lays out what kids can comprehend about God (and what we should be teaching them) broken down by age groups. Hopefully I will have more answers to my son’s questions after reading this book, but in the meantime, does anyone have any ideas?
