I tend to play most video games on their default settings, but when my young daughter wanted to play Kingdom Hearts with me I chose to drop the difficulty level down to the most casual setting so she could experience the story for herself without frustration. One day she will probably play it on a higher level of challenge, and eventually she will grow and surpass my gaming skills… but she isn’t even in kindergarten yet, so today we will play at the level she is able to. Her time for the tough stuff will come soon enough… for now I just want her to fall in love with the joy of playing video games the same way I did when I was her age.

As we seek to reach others for the Lord, we must remember that we all found Him first in simple, child-like faith. It is our role to introduce others to Christ, guide them into His mercy and grace, and disciple them in patience and love. And it is the Holy Spirit’s job to confront and convict each of us of the areas of our lives in need of repentance and transformation. The Lord provided us with the blueprint for discipleship during His time on earth, guiding His followers to bring their burdens to Him for relief rather than making them even harder for them to carry. Let’s share Christ and His truth the way it was designed for us to receive it… in its’ beautiful simplicity that can be heard, understood and accepted by a young child. 

Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:2-3

For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. Matthew 23:4, 13

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