"You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up." Deuteronomy 6:7
When I was a little girl there was a song that we sang nearly every week in Sunday school. I remember it was quite popular, and we had hand movements that went with the words. I remember singing it out in my very best voice and making sure to do the hand movements just right. Of course this same song could really get the boys pretty rowdy and worked up with all the building, and splatting that went on in the song. All us good little girls in the class would pass each other looks of disgust and eye rolls. The good girls knew what these eye rolls meant. Boys are So stupid! Why must they let them come to Sunday school!
Well, what got me thinking about this song was watching my little girl playing with her building blocks with her mamaw on a recent visit. As they started to build, my mom began explaining to her how important it is to have a strong foundation. I couldn’t help but smile because I knew what she was doing. She was taking a simple everyday moment and making it extraordinary by teaching a biblical parable to her granddaughter. She continued to explain to her how the wise man built his house on the rock, and then she began singing the song to her. My oldest son overheard this, and ever since the visit when my little girl gets her blocks out to play he is quick to remind her that she needs a strong foundation. This half an hour of time spent with their mamaw was priceless. It is a reminder to me that it is the EVERYDAY moments that we can teach them the most. That is why it is so important to spend time with our children, and if they are blessed to have godly grandparents, to make sure they can spend time with them. We need to pray for these opportunities and use them to train our children up in the Lord. It is also a reminder to grandparents that they do make a positive difference in their grandchildren’s lives, and especially when they are adding to a godly rearing. It reinforces what they are being taught. I am so thankful that my children have grandparents that are truly interested in adding to the firm foundation that we are trying to lay for them.
Well, what got me thinking about this song was watching my little girl playing with her building blocks with her mamaw on a recent visit. As they started to build, my mom began explaining to her how important it is to have a strong foundation. I couldn’t help but smile because I knew what she was doing. She was taking a simple everyday moment and making it extraordinary by teaching a biblical parable to her granddaughter. She continued to explain to her how the wise man built his house on the rock, and then she began singing the song to her. My oldest son overheard this, and ever since the visit when my little girl gets her blocks out to play he is quick to remind her that she needs a strong foundation. This half an hour of time spent with their mamaw was priceless. It is a reminder to me that it is the EVERYDAY moments that we can teach them the most. That is why it is so important to spend time with our children, and if they are blessed to have godly grandparents, to make sure they can spend time with them. We need to pray for these opportunities and use them to train our children up in the Lord. It is also a reminder to grandparents that they do make a positive difference in their grandchildren’s lives, and especially when they are adding to a godly rearing. It reinforces what they are being taught. I am so thankful that my children have grandparents that are truly interested in adding to the firm foundation that we are trying to lay for them.
© Alana T. 2008
The Wise Man Built His House Upon The Rock
The wise man built his house upon the rock,/The wise man built his house upon the rock,/The wise man built his house upon the rock,/And the rains came tumbling down!
The rains came down /and the floods came up,/The rains came down/ and the floods came up/,The rains came down/ and the floods came up,/And the house on the rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,/The foolish man built his house upon the sand,/The foolish man built his house upon the sand,/And the rains came tumbling down!/
The rains came down/ and the floods came up,/The rains came down/ and the floods came up,/The rains came down /and the floods came up,/And the house on the sand went SPLAT!
So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ/,So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ,/So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ,/And the blessings will come down.
The blessings come down as the prayers go up,/The blessings come down as the prayers go up,/The blessings come down as the prayers go up,/So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ!
The wise man built his house upon the rock,/The wise man built his house upon the rock,/The wise man built his house upon the rock,/And the rains came tumbling down!
The rains came down /and the floods came up,/The rains came down/ and the floods came up/,The rains came down/ and the floods came up,/And the house on the rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,/The foolish man built his house upon the sand,/The foolish man built his house upon the sand,/And the rains came tumbling down!/
The rains came down/ and the floods came up,/The rains came down/ and the floods came up,/The rains came down /and the floods came up,/And the house on the sand went SPLAT!
So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ/,So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ,/So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ,/And the blessings will come down.
The blessings come down as the prayers go up,/The blessings come down as the prayers go up,/The blessings come down as the prayers go up,/So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ!
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