Sinners yet forgivers

Sometimes they raise their voices at each other, they yank a toy from the other’s hands, they smack the other in anger and frustration.

Yes, sometimes they have their moments. In fact, they frequently have many moments. And quite honestly, not all of them are pretty.

Although we’re bringing our children up as Christians, as Christ-followers, the truth is our sweet little children are naturally sinners at heart. They can’t help but default to instinctual egocentric, selfish ways.

But the good news is in a matter of minutes they can often be heard laughing, they can often be seen cuddling, they can often be seen playing harmoniously, and they can often be seen hugging and kissing.

Why this sudden change? How can they hurt one another and then be so quick to forgive?

I’d like to think our Christian morals play a fundamental role in this. I’d like to think our daily conversations about Jesus and what He would do in similar situations are formatively shaping their hearts. I’d like to think that as a result, their hearts are open and their hearts are tender.

And these open, tender hearts are thereby allowing for His loving redirection. These open, tender hearts are thereby allowing for His loving correction. And this is why they always seem to find their way back into each other’s arms and right back into His loving arms, too.

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

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