RENEW

RENEW
REBOOT: Creating a New Normal
October 4, 2020

A wise person once said, “Sometimes you need to talk to a two-year-old just so you can understand life again.” I’ve certainly found this to be true as I interact with our 2-1/2-year-old granddaughter, Avery. The wonder of experiencing life from a two-year-old’s perspective can be so refreshing.

Until it isn’t.

Just because you can talk to a two-year old, or see through their eyes, doesn’t mean it makes sense. Sometimes it just boggles your mind.

Take these tweets (seen in video above) from parents who used the hashtag, #whymykidiscrying as collected by boredpanda.com.

This young girl is upset because her dad told her it was her birthday. You think you’re crying now…wait til you turn 50!

This sweet little toddler is unhappy with her mom because she won’t let her play with knives. C’mon mom, it’s never too early to start training for the circus!

OK, maybe I get not playing with knives, but this mom is really off base. Her daughter just wants to see if the stapler can go through her finger.

Even Avery, my own practically perfect, incredible granddaughter who never does anything wrong, has her moments. She was recently unhappy with her mommy because she wanted Cheez-Its for her snack, and Lexi had the sheer audacity to give her Cheez-Its for her snack, and it made her mad.

Yeah, the mind of a two-year-old is incredible…until it makes no sense.

Sometimes those big emotions are just too much for little ones to handle. And while we hide our smiles and choke back the laughter, we also need to help them learn how to navigate the world of feelings appropriately. Because it’s not nearly so funny when the fit is being pitched by a THIRTY-TWO-year-old! Learning to process emotions in a healthy way is work. Hard work. And this year is pushing everyone’s emotional healthy to the edge of sanity. It’s time to get to work getting emotionally healthy.

We’re in the midst of our Fall sermon series entitled REBOOT. We’re taking a look at how we, as followers of Jesus, can thrive in every area of our lives, regardless of the circumstances around us. We’re forward focused, and looking for the opportunities that God has embedded in this season, for our growth, health, and maturity in Christ. This week we’re taking a look at what God’s Word has to teach us about being emotionally healthy. Because you can’t be spiritually healthy without being emotionally healthy!