It’s been really cool to watch how God has used His Word to begin drawing my kids into His presence.
My eight year-old is reading a chapter each night out of the book of John right now. In turn, this inspired my 5 year old to do the same, however he can’t read yet. So instead, he uses his picture Bible and makes the story up as he goes (don’t laugh I’ve heard a few preachers who I think do the same thing).
His versions of the stories totally crack me up. I recorded two of them the other night on my iPhone for your enjoyment.
Go easy on him. He’s only 5. While his details might be a little lot off, he eventually gets pretty close to the main point. Plus you’ll discover some things you might not have known. For instance…
-Did you know “The Fall” really was Eve’s fault?
-Did you know that angels are actually called God Fairies?
I didn’t think so. Better study up.
The Very Sneaky Snake from Pete Wilson on Vimeo.
Jesus and The Very Bad Storm from Pete Wilson on Vimeo.
Too precious!!
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How preciously cute is that!?!
My two and a half year old is learning Jesus Loves Me, etc. He also know what prayer hands are. A few weeks ago, he’d asked me in his sweet little voice to rock him to sleep, and even though I think he’s probably too old to do it every night, I agreed. I started whispering a prayer over him, and he left his head on my shoulder, but he moved his hands into prayer hands. Made my heart melt! As I told my husband, he knows his prayer hands, he cheers for the Razorbacks and the Cowboys and he likes Dave Matthews music. We must be doing something right! 
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The Cowboys???? Are you sure?
Um. Yes, Pete. We’ll pick some other team to cheer for until the Super Bowl, but we cheer for the Razorbacks and Cowboys in this house.
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Just a note from a mom whose “baby” is 25. Don’t be afraid to rock him every.single.night.that he will let you. The days will be gone before you can blink twice. And there are no do-overs.
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I wish my bible had pictures. ;(
And, yes, the moral of the story is that snakes are sneaky.
Loved the videos!
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The God Fairies cracked me up!!
God can do anything! So sweet!
I have no clue where he got that but I love it.
My 3 year old has that same bible. The Sneaky Snake must be the favorite of little boys everywhere, what better story to get their interest?!
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To tell the truth, Gage has a better grasp on the Bible than some adults I know.
My favorite, “and then Jesus topped the torm”. Too precious! And in Gage’s defense that was a leading question – “Sooooo….did Adam get punished for what Eve did?…Sooo who’s fault was it???” 
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Just trying to help the boy out Heidi.
Ok, so *that* just made my day a little…..no….alot brighter!
Love it….
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I think he is the cutest thing ever.
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Out of the mouth of babes! Watch out Pete… ;p
Thanks for a smile for my Friday!
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“Which one is Eve? The girl?” Gotta love the innocence.
I remember when Hannah was around 3 years old and she had a picture book about the nativity. She LOVED to tell the story of Mary and “Dufus” and the baby Jesus. To this day I can’t see a nativity scene without smiling.
Thanks for sharing, Pete. And by the way, your boys are SO you. Mischievous smiles and all.
And Jesus asked “Hey can I get in the boat?” – Dude, that is awesome! Funny how creative kids are.
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Precious! Love that boy!
This is priceless! “Jesus can do anything!”
wuahahaha! Thanks for sharing =D!
Kids have such an innocence and creativity! Loved the videos!
Gage is so sweet and cute! You’re doing a great job Dad, you’re pointing in the right direction!
“Point your kids in the right direction — when they’re old they won’t be lost.” Proverbs 22:6 #cp31days
Blessings to you all, have a great weekend =D !
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SOOO adorable!! My 4 yr old is on a kick about “because God said so”. Everything is because God says so right now. My 6 yr old asked his brother why is it that he always gets to go first when they play games and of course, the 4 yr old replies, “because God says so!” Kids, gotta love ‘em!
So cute!! Josh does the same thing!! It cracks me up with what they come up with!
They always blame the girl.
That is too precious. I miss hanging out with knee-high people. They give you such a fresh perspective on things. We should listen to the more!
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Loved it. Soooo cute. I like it when he says that Jesus asks “Hey, can I get into the boat?” They are so closer to the reality of how Jesus might be than grown ups are.
And also that he says that God can do anything. Wow!
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“Which one is Eve, the girl?”
Classic Question there.
And I like how you are indoctrinating your son into thinking the fall of man was Eve’s fault. Got to start them young. Ha
He needs to know that they snake isn’t the only sneaky one.
I’m kidding…I promise.
hahahaha
I think it would have been much funnier if in Genesis 3 the snake just ate all the apples and the story ended there.
me too!
Sounds like pretty sound theology from the mouth of a babe. Snakes are sneaky and Jesus can do anything! I think your son just preached John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you many have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Thank you for sharing.
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That’s awesome. I love the way kids can bring us joy like this. You have one sharp kid there, Pete.
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YESSSSS! Jesus can do ANYTHING! I love it.
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I just saw this on Brandi’s blog… that kid just steals my heart. He’s got the heart of a God fairy… even if he does think it was Eve’s fault
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I’m still grappling with who is at fault for the fall of humanity into sin. At first glance, it seems its the fault of the snake for lying to and tempting Eve. So, it’s Satan’s fault.
But then, Eve had some culpability for not verifying the truth and for letting the snake influence her behavior. So, it’s Satan’s fault AND Eve’s fault even if she made the claim “Satan made me do it.”
And Eve convinced Adam to do it too, but Adam had some culpability for not verifying the truth and for letting Eve’s behavior influence his behavior. So, it’s Satan’s fault AND Eve’s fault AND Adam’s fault even if he rightfully claimed, “The woman gave it to me.”
But, then, God is the one who allowed Satan into Paradise and who gave Adam and Eve free will to disobey and who “can do anything” but chose not to. He could have easily Steve Irwined the snake. He could have easily caused the fruit tree to wither or he could have removed the “power” from the fruit. He could have made the tree something that disappeared when Eve and Adam approached it. He could have easily freeze-framed Adam and Eve physically and had a little “You don’t REALLY want to do this” talk on a psychic level and then started the frames rolling again. But he didn’t. God “can do anything” BUT he let that happen.
So, it’s Satan’s fault AND Eve’s fault AND Adam’s fault AND God’s fault.
(Most of us don’t really like to think about that last part too much; acting like Steve Irwin is a lot more fun!!)
“Jesus can do anything”
I would say that sums it up!
This is amazing! i love it. good summaries Gage.
So if I’m a ‘fairy’ godmother, does that mean I can be a ‘God Fairy’ ?
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You bet Laura!
precious. what great memories you’ll have from these days.
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That’s amazing. I’m totally calling angels God fairies from now on.
Too cute!
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I loved the videos! I laughed a lot about God Fairies and snakes are very sneaky! Loved the videos! I learned a lot, wished my bible had pictures too!
No doubt I’m using God Fairies next time I’m preaching.
Amazing. Love the little kids. My 4 yo does something similar but it is with her prayers. She makes up the best prayers. Her voice fluctuates up and down like she is a Southern Baptist Preacher. Her teacher must say passionate prayers at school. She starts each sentence with ” And Jeeesuuus, we just ask that yoooouuu… So cute.
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“He uses his picture Bible and makes the story up as he goes (don’t laugh I’ve heard a few preachers who I think do the same thing).”
I think I’m probably guilty of that too. It’s amazing what you can learn from a picture book though.
-Marshall Jones Jr.
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Precious..Do ya’ll have the Big Picture Story Bible by David Helm or the Jesus Story Book Bible (lloyd jones). These are 2 of our favorites ever, and my kids love the pictures.
He is adorable!
Heretic! Just kidding.
I love how genuine children are before God. THEN they become teenagers.
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just adorable and real – joy & innocence … my boys have the same Bible and though they’ve been through it already and we have several other picture Bibles, it’s their favorite – they go back to it again and again. Another favorite of ours is the Read Aloud Bible Stories series by Ella Lindvall and H. Kent Puckett.
I’m definitely going to videotape my boys reading and telling their stories tonight … haven’t done that yet and what a precious moment to capture!
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I love it! Gage cracks me up. And the best part is I had that same Bible 20 some years ago!
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So sweet! I love his passion for the Bible. Loved that he wanted to keep reading it. We could take a lesson from that alone. : )
LOVED it … gave me a smile after a long day of chemo with mom. Thanks for sharing your family with us!
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Praying for your mom to have strength during her chemo.
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God Fairies .. LOVE this
For some reason couldn’t open up the videos!
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I think I would like to read the Bible a lot more if Gage read it to me every night
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We should have a daily video devotion from Gage. It might be better teaching then some are getting.
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That is so awesome. I love it when my kids make up their own stories. Makes it so real for them.
that is precious! made me smile! i’m loving reading proverbs and am learning so much!!!
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So awesome that both your guys are learning to seek God’s word daily at such a young age. What a wonderful habit that will sustain them throughout their lives.
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CRAZY CUTE!!!!!
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Tell Gage thanks for the story.
I have, yet another, reason to not like snakes now. He makes me want to find an old picture Bible and check out the pictures.
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