It’s the classic second child syndrome. That terrible, screeching, ear shattering scream that comes from your second born because your first born is messing with them and they aren’t old enough to articulate their feelings, so they belt out every bit of anger and rage inside their tiny bodies in one window shattering scream! 

My wife and I are trying our best to break this bad habit with our son Judah but we’re not having much luck. (Any advice would be deeply appreciated!) However there is one instance where I  absolutely love his little scream. 

It doesn’t matter if I have been gone for five minutes or five days, the moment I (or anyone Judah loves) comes back into his presence he releases this scream of excitement! You would think this young man just won a lifetime supply of his favorite cereal, its the best! 

I take the boys to the gym with me and they sit in the day care for an hour while I workout. When I come back down to pick them up Judah lets out this scream of excitement and joy! DDDAAAAAADDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYY!!! It makes my day every time! 

His excitement and joy for those he loves is something I pray that he never loses. Unfortunately there are a bunch of christians I know who have lost theirs. They use to live their lives with excitement every time they opened their Bibles, now they nod off just reading a few verses. They use to lift their hands in worship and dance until beads of sweat started rolling down their faces. Now they sit down after the first song is over because they are “tired”. 

The unfortunate reality is that for many Christians today they have become unmoved by the same things that use to bring them to tears. They have become familiar with the miracles of the Gospel and callous to the presence of Jesus. 

It is sad to think of how such an incredible miracle has become stale to so many christians. Think this through with me for a second. God became like us, He gave up His glory for flesh and bone. Then, at the hand of His own creation, He endured suffering, abuse and ultimately death so that the dust He once breathed life into could have the chance to be in relationship with Him. 

Even as I write this my heart swells up with love and affection for Jesus for all that He has done for me. I don’t ever want to be unmoved by redemption I have received from Him. I want to live my life with the Lord the way my three year old son lives his life with me, full of passion and excitement! 

I think this is what Jesus was talking about when He said 

3 “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18.3