God Signs His Artwork (Wk 8)

My oldest had asked last week if Children’s church was going to have carrot and orange, so I brought them back this week. After a couple of children’s songs from youtube (This little light of mine, etc..) I brought out carrot and orange and tried to engage my 2 and 4 ½ year old. My oldest kept wanting to grab the orange and play with it but I managed to settle them down a bit. I told them that God writes his name on our hearts. I got a big “WHAT!” from my oldest and my 2 year old just imitated him. It was cute.

I had carrot ask my oldest why he put his name on his artwork and he responded, “So they know that its mine!” Orange responded by asking if he was proud of his artwork and my son smiled while nodding. Carrot explained that God is proud of His artwork and wants everyone to know that you are His art.

Carrot then asked if they remembered how Buzz felt horrible about being a toy until Woody showed him that Andy wrote his name on his foot, that he was special because Andy loved him and he was Andy’s toy (they had seen and read the Toy Story). I told them we were going to do something special and I got out some markers and we wrote God’s name on the bottom of their feet. They really got a kick out of that and wanted both feet, of course! Then we did some art together.

It was cool, felt short to me but probably just right for them. I never really know how well these things go but my wife said it went well. Later that day my oldest son made a reference to God/Lion licking him (a reference to an earlier lesson) and then he began talking about being God’s toy and how he was playing with us. I took this as a good sign that he’s absorbing things. I’m hoping with my youngest that he kind of absorbs these things and grows into them as we continue to do them. The next week my youngest looked at his foot and said “God not there!” and wanted me to write it again.

I am definitely feeling the pressure of coming up with something each week….for the next fifteen years or so?!