"More is caught than taught." You've probably heard that line before, but I had an experience this week that really proves how true that is. My kids and I attend CBS (Community Bible Study) and my two older kids and I have the same memory verse : Romans 1:16-17. We were all three trying to memorize it and after reading it out loud together a few times, we tried to say it by memory and we got stuck in verse 16, "I am not ashamed of the gospel.... um..because....um......because it's....." Out of the blue, my 4-year-old pipes up, "Because it is the power of God!" So my husband asked him if he could say the whole verse. Here is what happened: (make sure you have your sound up!)
When I realized he had heard us reciting the verse and had memorized it (even before we did) it got me thinking. The "more is caught than taught" thing can really be a double-edged sword. It happened to work in my favor this time, and I am so thankful it was God's word that he "caught" and hid in his heart! But what else has he "caught" when I assumed he wasn't listening or didn't understand? Have you ever thought about the lyrics in the music you listen to? Have you ever considered the content of the TV shows you watch when you assumed your child was too young to catch what was going on? It is so important as moms that we monitor what our children are exposed to. Keep in mind, not all preachers stand in pulpits and not all teachers are in classrooms. The words you say, the music you listen to, and the media you bring in to your house all impact your children and the way they view their world, even when you think they aren't paying attention, even when you think they are too young to be affected. You never know when that light will come on, the question is....what is it that they will "catch" when it does?
God Bless!
