Lessons from Kids in Church (Part 3)

The child in front of me was doing what I wanted to do: Lay down on the pew and flop around in agony. The pastor has been preaching for...too long. My attention span was shot and watching him act on his impulses somehow made my self-restraint even harder. Because in my heart – I was him. But in Christ, I no longer have to be.
Outside of Jesus, I would continue to be self-absorbed. Unable to see anyone’s interests except my own. Controlled by my emotions, forced to act on how I feel in the moment – tired, angry, happy, scared. 
But inside Christ we are new creatures. The old man still pouts and whines, but we can choose lay him aside and instead obey and focus on Christ.
And not roll around on the pew :0)

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