Lost in Translation.

We have all had our children ask those thought provoking questions that make you stop and ask the Lord to give you wisdom in answering. Like the time that Sawyer asked me who is right and wrong in a war if both sides are fighting for what they believe?
On the drive home from McCall Sawyer asked a simple question about what power Satan has. I began with trying to explain to him the awesome power and protection we have if we are walking with the Lord. In an effort to make all the kids understand I explained that if Sawyer was walking with Dad and he had an umbrella and he told Sawyer to "stay right by my side and you will not get wet and I will keep you safe" and then Sawyer was to go his own way he would get wet and he would be out from under that umbrella of protection. Well, then Sidon wanted an example that used him. So, Sidon is walking with his Dad in the woods on their way to go and cut a few trees and as Craig is about to start cutting he says to Sidon "stay right behind me and you will be safe" but Sidon, and I said this, says 'trah lah lah lah I'm going to go off on my own and explore' puts himself in danger of being smashed by a tree. You know the drill, now Maggie wants hers. Maggie is with her Daddy in the woods and this time he has a gun and he tells Maggie "put your hand in mine and I will keep you safe from bears because I have the protection we need" and Maggie goes off on her own, she puts herself in danger being away from her Daddy and the protection he provides. Sidon had to add, "Yeah Maggie would get her head chomped off by a bear" to which Maggie gave a worried look. I then explained that, back to Sawyer's question, if we keep ourselves in God's hand and close to Him where there is protection it doesn't allow Satan to have the power over us.
Later that afternoon as Maggie was playing with her dolls I happened to listen in on the conversation her Mom doll was having with her daughter doll. "This one time I was walking through the woods with my Dad and I just said trah lah lah and went away myself and a bear came and chomped off my head and my Dad fell a tree on me! I should have just stayed in the umbrella." I am not sure if she understood what I was getting at but at least she had all aspects of the story there! Regardless it made me laugh.