We introduced the idea of fasting to Andrew and Joshua Saturday night. We told them what we were fasting from and talked about learning how to give up something we love for a short season in order to make room in our hearts for our King. Joshua replied quickly that he was going to give up Xbox. Andrew did as well, but it only took about thirty seconds for him to switch to a fast from playing with bubbles. I think that is brilliant and hilarious.
The brilliance is he picked something he really does enjoy - if only about once a year. And the hilarity is probably pretty self-explanatory.
We're on day two of the fast (Actually day one since we don't fast on Sundays. The day Christ rose from the grave is for celebration, not fasting), and Andrew has been pretty funny. Evidently, he's forgotten about the bubbles and is struggling through the thought of only playing Xbox three times in the next four weeks.
A few of his more memorable moments so far. It is pretty funny to note that we haven't brought up the fast even once. This is all going on inside his four-year-old head.
This morning - "Daddy, I don't play Advent. I play Xbox."
This afternoon -
Him - "Daddy, I really don't like the idea of Advent. I want to play Xbox."
Me - "Andrew, sometimes we don't get what we want. We have to say no to something we want. This will make you stronger and more able to be okay when you don't get something you want."
Him - "I don't like that."
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
