be careful of your influence

If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.

- Mark 9:42

This past week I was given the opportunity to work with the little ones in our church.

Our Women’s Ministry hosts a “date night” on Valentine’s Day every year, we have parents in our congregation drop their kiddos off with us, we feed them dinner, let them watch movies and play games for 2-3 hours so mom and dad can get some much needed time alone.

This is not something I find pleasant. ( ! )

Blessed are those who are teachers and caregivers – after only an hour or so I was pulling my hair out – ya’all who do this for multiple hours everyday have got to be some kind of angels!!

Anyway . . .  one thing that I noticed as we had kiddos separated in age groups, is that if one was acting out, it did not take long for a couple more to follow suit. 

Very quickly one minor infraction could escalate into an all out war!

That said, we need to watch what we do and say as well, because these little ones, they not only copy each other but us as well.

We are role models, we need to make sure that we are being good role models.

Old song reference!!

O be careful little eyes what you see
O be careful little eyes what you see
For the Father up above
is looking down in love
So, be careful little eyes what you see
O be careful little ears what you hear
O be careful little ears what you hear
For the Father up above
is looking down in love
So, be careful little ears what you hear
O be careful little tongue what you say
O be careful little tongue what you say
For the Father up above
is looking down in love
So, be careful little tongue what you say

O be careful little hands what you do
O be careful little hands what you do
For the Father up above
is looking down in love
So, be careful little hands what you do
O be careful little feet where you go
O be careful little feet where you go
For the Father up above
is looking down in love
So, be careful little feet where you go

O be careful little heart whom you trust
O be careful little heart whom you trust
For the Father up above
is looking down in love
So, be careful little heart whom you trust
O be careful little mind what you think
O be careful little mind what you think
For the Father up above
is looking down in love
So, be careful little mind what you think
Have a blessed day!