Welcome to One Minute Scripter Study, a Come Follow Me podcast. We are your host, Kristen Walker

Smith and Callie Black. Hey, it's Callie Black here with today's thought. Let's open up to Exodus

chapter 12 verse 26. One of my kids went through a phase where he was obsessed with praying.

Anytime we sat down at the table, no matter what

time of day it was, whether or not we were eating anything or not, he insisted that we pray first.

It was actually very cute. But as he grew older, he started to ask a lot of questions about why

we do what we do. His insisting on praying turned into

asking why we always pray before we eat a meal together. As we've worked to develop our family habits of praying and reading the scriptures together, I've started trying to be a bit more conscious

about how I talk about these habits.

Instead of just, it's time to read and pray

before we go to bed,

I've been trying to do more of,

it's time to read scriptures

so we can learn more about Jesus.

When the Lord taught the Israelites about this new

Passover ordinance, he warned them that their children would ask about it. In Exodus chapter 12

verse 26, we read, Your children shall say unto you, what mean ye by this service? The Lord wanted his people to teach their children why they

repeated this Passover ordinance and celebration each year. It can be so easy to get caught up in

trying to get our kids to cooperate and saying prayers and staying quiet at church and paying tithing and setting goals and serving and showing kindness. But the Lord wants us to also teach the why.

When we can share our testimonies and our own whys with our kids, we share our hearts and we

teach our values authentically. So the takeaway of the day in five words or less, share why you obey.

Thank you so much for being here today and for coming closer to Christ with me one minute at a time.

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