Calling kids to action today shapes warriors for Christ tomorrow.

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A few years ago, a mom called me and said something had happened that she couldn’t quite explain and hoped I could shed some light. Her younger son, Gabe, had received five dollars in a birthday card from Grandma with a note encouraging him to buy something he’d enjoy. So off to the toy store they went.

As they browsed the shelves, the boy suddenly asked, “What is Sam saving up for?” Sam was his older brother. His mom replied, “He’s saving up for a Spider-Man action figure.” That’s when the boy shocked her by saying, “Then that’s what I want to buy.”

Assuming he was trying to make his brother jealous, she told him, “No, you need to get something different. I don’t want you picking the same thing just to make him mad.” But Gabe quickly responded, “No, sorry Mom, I wouldn’t do that. I want to buy it for him.”

Now totally confused, she asked, “Why would you spend your birthday money on your brother?”

And this is what he said: “Because that’s what I wish someone would do for me. And that’s my assignment this week.”