Do you know The Ultimate Top 10 Go-To
List for keeping out of trouble and having a great life?
Our grandson didn't...at first.
He'd gotten into trouble. The
being-grounded-from-everything-including-his-new-tablet kind of
trouble.
Our daughter called to tell us what
happened, then put her son on the phone so he could admit to it.
"Oh Honey, why did you do that?"
my husband and I asked him.
His first reply of, "I don't
know," didn't cut it.
Since he was scheduled to spend the
next week with us in Grandparent Play-Land, we knew we held an ace
in the truth deck.
"Well, you can come over as soon
as you give us the real reason."
Our grandson called me the next day to
say, "I did it because I wanted to."
Hey, it was the truth. Fair enough.
I asked him, "OK, have you heard
of the 10 Commandments?"
"The 10 Comma-what's?"
"It's God's Top 10 list. Do you
want to learn them when you come over?"
I could almost hear his mental wheels
turning. Learn the stuff and get my tablet back. Yes!
He agreed speedily.
Walking through the King James Version
of the bible with a 3rd grader can be as effective as using bubble
gum for hair gel. Painfully sticky.
So instead of memorizing obsolete
language, we checked to see what God was saying.
And here it is courtesy of our 8 year
old grandson:
God's Top 10 Go-To List
For Keeping Out of Trouble and Having a Great Life
1) God is #1.
2) Don't worship idols.
3) Keep God's name holy. Skip the
"OMG's."
4) Spend a holy day with God every
week.
5) Listen to your parents, & be
nice to them.
6) Don't murder people.
7) Only smooch with your own wife or
husband.
8) Don't take stuff that's not yours.
9) Don't lie about people.
10) Don't crave other people's stuff.
Jesus condensed those ten to two:
1) Love the Lord your God with all your
heart, all your soul,
all your mind, and all your strength.
2) Love your neighbor like you love
yourself.
Great advice whether you're 8 or 80.
And yes, our grandson got his tablet back.
