Tips from God to a child
Q: My grandson Aiden got an assignment to answer, "What is your duty to God?" He answered to take a shower every day, brush your teeth every day. I reminded him that he did neither every day and he giggled. Could you help us with your understanding what a 7-year-old boy's duty is to God? -- From J
A: Please tell your grandson that I could not get through to God this week. But if I could, this list is I believe, is close to what God might write to Aiden as a list of duties to God for all 7-year-olds:
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Dear Aiden,
This is God and I love you, so if you love me these are some of the things I hope you can do for me ...
Don't hurt anybody or anything.
Most of the time you know that you are about to hurt somebody before you even do it. So, before you say something or do something that you know is hurtful, just stop and take a deep breath and ask yourself, "How would I feel if somebody did that to me?" If the answer is, "I would feel lousy!" then don't do it to him or her. And the same thing goes for hurting the world or animals. The world did not hurt you so don't hurt it.
Don't tell a lie unless telling the truth will hurt somebody's feelings.
I want you to tell the truth almost all the time. The only time I want you to lie is when telling the truth will hurt somebody's feelings. If your mom just bought a new dress and she asks you, "How do I look in this dress?" even if you think the dress is SO ugly, you should ALWAYS say, "You look great!" Otherwise tell the truth because nobody trusts liars.
Take care of an animal.
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