He figured if he was going to see Toy Story 3, then these two sure would love seeing all their friends up there. And so they came with us. During the movie, he sat quiet and wide-eyed next to Woody and Buzz. They were quiet and wide-eyed, too.
He has never been taught how to love something. I have never had a logical conversation with him, teaching him what it means to adore a hero. He does that all by himself. Because he was created to worship. And so were you. I don’t care who you are or what you believe, you worship something. You may not call it that and you may not even recognize it, but the need to ascribe worth to something (or Someone?) is innate. Don’t you think?
Loved that movie, and I love this post…
And seriously- cutest buzz and woody ever!
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wow he looks exactly like you! did you like the movie?
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yep. loved it. i laughed, i cried. You know, the usual.
Such a well written post. Our souls were created to worship & desire & commune with God. If we choose not to, our souls will then have need for something to “fill” that gap. Which could result in serving other things. Including Woody
Yes, it is innate, our Creator intended it exactly that way. Great post!
yeah… i think.
heard the movie was great… i hope all three of them loved it!
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Yep. I think you just may be right.
It is a need. To know, if we lay down our head, close our eyes and throw open our souls, that we will not sink to the bottom, but be held softly until we find our feet again.
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he’s so adorable !
hubby and four daughters went for Father’s Day. I am on the injured list… so we’ll just have to go again.
and great reflection .
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Yes, I think so. Your litte one with his Buzz and Woody reminded me of my now 18 year old who was 7 when Toy Story 2 was released. We left his toys in the car though. Why? I can’t remember exactly. Now our youngest is 8 and can’t wait to see the third one with his older brother. Time…
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You’ve put Chris Tomlin in my head!
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YES! Have you heard the song All of Creation by Mercy Me? I can’t get enough of the line, “The reason we breathe…is to sing of His glory…” That’s the singular reason we breathe. Love it!
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I second what Julie says. It says a little something about our God that He never demands worship, but patiently and lovingly waits for us to channel that innate desire in the right direction.
What a precious boy! I can just picture him sitting there, still and wide-eyed, and it makes my heart swell, because I have seen my own son do the same. Love and blessings, Emily!
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I think that comes from bearing the image of God. we were meant to be one with Him, as we are intimate one with our husbands – “with my body I thee worship.” whether we know it or not, we are wired for pursuit of that oneness…
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First of all, that is one darling little boy! You are absolutely right Emily. There is always something in our lives that we worship and it isn’t always what it ought to be. Thank you for such a precious way to think about it.
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he does look like you!
and yes. sometimes, i think i love my camera too much. that, and iced lattes. ;o
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AMEN!!! So well put… thank you!
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Hi Emily – thanks for this post. It’s funny you posted this right now. I’ve been feeling so scattered as the kids finished their school year. The way I deal with stress is sometimes to throw myself into other projects, so I’ve been working extra hard on my life coaching. Which is really ironic, of course… for me to throw myself off balance in order to cope with my imbalanced life! Nice. Anyway, God was working on me in just the area you wrote about – for me, worshiping finding/making structure in the chaos of the end of the year. Enough of that! Back to my first love….
Blessings to you, my friend!
-Laurie
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Beautifully said.
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Would you believe I just read an entire chapter about that less than an hour ago? It’s in “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” by Tedd Tripp. Since I had a double dose today, guess it’s something the Lord really wanted to impresson me!
And your little man is absolutely adorale, especially with his little heroes. : )
Humanity definitely has an innate call to worship. =)
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First, I love Toy Story 3!! Second, yes, we were created to worship! How amazing is that?! Our hearts are automatically directed towards our Creator- all we have to do is look to him and we will see our purpose
Lovely, simply, beautiful post Emily:)
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What a simple yet indisputable truth and bridge to sharing the gospel: We ARE created to worship.
The sweetness of that little face with his little Toy Story friends is precious!
My 21 and 18 year olds are as ready to see Toy Story III as your little guy! I hope it was good!
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So interesting, “created to worship.” I’d never thought about that in terms of worshiping heroes. Thank you!
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Ok, I am still pondering the deep worship comments, but before I read them can I just say that I lost my breath when I saw that picture….”I am looking at a miniature of your man.” WOW!
BTW…I want to hear how the surprise went!!! Give my guys a big virtual hug from their momma.
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Always thought provoking Emily. Thank you. It made me ask myself. “What am I worshiping that I am unaware of?”
I do think. I most certainly do think it’s innate. And I thank God for putting it there.
I also think that he looks amazingly like his big sisters. Same gene pool, for sure. A very beautiful pool, by the way.
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YES!! I agree wholeheartedly! I’ve just never thought of it that way before…that our childrens’ obsessions with superheros and the like stem from their need to worship. Oh Lord help us point them ultimately and ever to You!!!!
YES! YES! YES! resounds this soul, created in the image of her Creator and yearning to be and rest in what she was created for: glorifying God and ENJOYING Him forever.
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absolutely agree…what a wonderful truth about worship.
Absolutely! (Your son is adorable and looks just like you.)
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Emily, He is adorable! My 18 year old son and his girlfriend went to see toy story three last night , and loved it. What a GREAT post. Thank you ~ now you have me thinking.
Have a pretty night,
Kristin
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