The older I get and the older my kids get the more I realize just how unequipped and lacking in my parenting skills I am. Training, discipline, teaching, instructing, the list goes on. Sometimes it seems like there is no progress. Sometimes when we go out shopping we would hear a popular song on the radio and my daughters would start singing along. I would ask "How do you know this song?" Somehow they picked it up here and there on the TV or radio. As I listened to the lyrics to some of the songs I would just cringe. They my middle daughter asked me, "Daddy, what is a hickey?" Wow! Why is my 9 year old asking me about a hickey? And oh how those songs stick in your head. You find yourself singing them constantly in your mind. It is amazing what an great tool music is for putting ideas in your head and making them stick.
Justin Taylor over at Between Two Worlds informed me a while back about Seeds Family Worship. After the "Hickey" question, I decided to check them out and boy am I glad I did. Great music, and great lyrics. All the lyrics are direct quotes from the bible and the kids love them. Honestly I can't get the verses out of my head. I have been waking up singing God's Word! When I am walking around at work I find my self repeating the verses in my head. A couple of times I have woken up in the middle of the night unable to go back to sleep because I am singing the songs in my head. (If ever there was something worthy of keeping you up at night it is the Word of God. But if I fall asleep at the wheel or can't pay attention at church because I am so tired, it's your fault God. He he.) It is awesome to hear my 4 year old walking around the house singing "Philippians four, six and seven. Philippians four, six and seven. Do not be anxious......A-bout anything.....") It is a wonderful way to put Psalms 119:11 "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you," Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind," and Ephesians 5:26 "That he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word" into practice. They are storing up God's Word in their hearts! Much better than "Cal-i-forn-ia girls are unforgettable...." They will be forgotten, God's word will stand forever.
This is one of the best investments I have made. Not just an earthly investment, but an eternal investment in helping my Children know and love their Lord. Check out Seeds Family Worship. Each CD comes with a second one free so that you can share them with your friends. I promise you won't regret it. Please let me know how it goes.
