“When I am
afraid, I will trust in You. When I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Over and
over she said these words aloud as she tentatively ventured into the dark. Then
she spotted it. The prize she sought…Mickey Mouse! She grabbed him. And SWOOSH! She was gone, fast as she could
back into the living room and the safe haven of the florescent bulb. “I did it!
I said my verse, and I wasn’t afraid!” And with that Mikaela (my 3 year old)
had just fought and won her first encounter with spiritual warfare!
The concept
is not hard. The Word has powerful and it is our weapon against every tactic of
the enemy. Even a child can fight this battle. Psalm 56:3 is the verse of the
month for Mikaela’s preschool. When she said she was scared to go into the dark
room by herself to get her toy, I told her she was never alone and to remember
her verse. She immediately put the Word to work and won her fight with fear!
“For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and
blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction
of strongholds,” 2 Corinthians 10:4
“For the Word that God
speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and
effective]; it is sharper than
any two-edged sword,” Hebrews 4:12a
Mikaela was
memorizing scripture before her second birthday. I say this not to brag on her
or myself, but rather to make a point that our kids are designed by their Creator
with a much greater capacity for His truths than we often realize. Go ahead. Give
it a try! You’ll be amazed how quickly your little one will catch on. We
started with John 3:16a, Prov. 3:5 and Matthew 22:37. Practice in the morning over breakfast. Say them
before bed. And the greatest time I’ve found is driving around in the car. Turn
off the radio and tune your kids into the Holy Spirit! Seeing them discover His
Words for the first time with bless your soul.
So go ahead…teach
your kids to fight!
