Completely Innocent

My two year old looks like an angel! I love this picture of Abbey... this is my wallpaper on my iPhone.

She may look innocent, but I was reminded of the sin nature that is in all of us...even little Miss Abbey!

My wife took the kids to the mall yesterday. Of course a trip to the mall wouldn't be complete (in the kid's minds) without going to the Disney store, the toy store, and topped off with some ice cream. After visiting the toy store, my wife was walking through the mall and noticed Abbey playing with a new toy. The only problem was my wife didn't buy Abbey a new toy. Abbey took the toy from the shelf when my wife wasn't looking! My wife immediatetly drilled her with a series of questions. The exchange went something like this...

Q. Where did you get this toy?
A. Duh...at the toy store.

Q. Is it right to take things that don't belong to you?
A. No

Q. That's called stealing...is it ok to steal?
A. No

Q. That's very naughty...do you understand me?
A. Yes

Q. That's right! We are going to march right back to the store and you are going to give the toy back to the lady and tell her your sorry...ok?
A. OK

She understood that what she did was wrong. That was evident by the "I'm sorry" that she gave the lady at the toy store when she returned the stolen merchandise!

Sin has such a powerful grip on humanity! Aren't you glad that "greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world!"