One of my boys favorite things to do when we are held captive at Target is to fully investigate the toy aisle and see how much noise we can make by pressing as many "Try Me" buttons as possible all at once. I look at it as a kind of Quality Control Challenge to make sure that the electronics are up-to date. Boys are built to push buttons!
Now, admittedly, it may be a bit annoying to some of the employees but when you look into the eyes of the three-year old punching buttons on every thing he can find, do you see a nuisance or do you see a potential spiritual leader? Perhaps one day he’ll push the buttons on the thermostats in the church building to make sure they are correctly set. Perhaps one year he’ll press the buttons on the sound board to make the 4 year old girl who’s currently singing the theme song from Frozen for the 1000th time today, sound like Elsa as she leads us as she sings Amazing Grace. Perhaps one day he’ll even learn how to push the right relational buttons to help a struggling couple as their relationship counselor. The work of developing spiritual leaders requires imagination--a God-inspired imagination. Seeing the potential in a three-year old is one thing, but seeing the potential in a thirty-three year old that is acting like a three-year old is another. That takes imagination and patience.
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