It has been raining for days. It is cold outside, the kind of cold that chills you to the bones. My head feels like it is going to explode from the pressure in my sinuses. My throat is scratchy because of my draining sinuses. I woke up late. I was going to just pull the covers over my head and pretend like I don't see that it is day, but I felt guilty because I know how much Kaileigh LOVES the "fish church". We rushed to get dressed, put a snack in a bag and now we are on our way to church. Sound familiar?
Just the kind of day that I would call anything BUT beautiful. I know we are already late and I don't mean getting there as the music starts late I mean getting there as the sermon starts late. I am focused on driving as fast as I can and try to make up some time and all of a sudden from the back seat I hear a small sweet voice say "It is such a beautiful day." My response? "No, it is rainy." Again she says "It is such a beautiful day." I again respond "No, it is cold." The small sweet voice responds patiently "Mommy, it is raining and it is cold, but it is still a beautiful day."
That was the end of our conversation about the beautiful day. What more could I say? She was right regardless of what the circumstances are on the outside we have a choice to make it a beautiful day. After all I have that small sweet voice to remind me of the little things. I might have felt terrible when I woke up, but I still woke up. We might be late to church, but at least we are free to attend a church where we are loved and nurtured and pressed to grow closer to God. It may be cold and rainy, but it is still a beautiful day.
What about you? What are your "beautiful day" circumstances?
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
A four letter word
Out of the mouths of babes!
My daughter loves Blue Ridge Community Church. She calls it the fish church because of the big aquarium outside of the children's area. So Sunday we went to church, much like any other Sunday. We had struggled to get there in time, but somehow made it. I took her into her class and then went on in to the Big Room (sanctuary). A normal everyday Sunday. After the service was over I gathered my belongings and went to go get her from her class.
Apparently they had learned the concept that "God wants us to obey" because after I got her she proceeded to run through the atrium screaming "God wants us to obey" as loud as she could over and over. Outside of drawing lots of stares and a few laughs I thought "yes, finally something I can use to help drive that lesson home. The fish church has done it again!" You see this is something that I have been working very hard on getting her to learn. Life is so much easier if you listen to mommy and do what you are told--the first time.
This morning I was trying to get her to put her shoes on. Well, to be more exact shoes that I knew fit her even though they weren't the shoes she wanted to wear. I reasoned with her, I pleaded with her, I threatened her then it dawned on me..."God wants us to obey" this was what she learned at her beloved fish church just yesterday! I asked her what she learned at church, what does God want us to do? She sighed and said "but mommy, I don't want to obey."
Instantly, I was convicted! Out of the mouths of babes truer words have never been said. It doesn't matter if you are 3 or almost 33. The truth is that God does want us to obey. He has something far better in mind for us. He is trying to protect us, but in our limited wisdom we sigh and say "but I don't want to obey!"
My daughter loves Blue Ridge Community Church. She calls it the fish church because of the big aquarium outside of the children's area. So Sunday we went to church, much like any other Sunday. We had struggled to get there in time, but somehow made it. I took her into her class and then went on in to the Big Room (sanctuary). A normal everyday Sunday. After the service was over I gathered my belongings and went to go get her from her class.
Apparently they had learned the concept that "God wants us to obey" because after I got her she proceeded to run through the atrium screaming "God wants us to obey" as loud as she could over and over. Outside of drawing lots of stares and a few laughs I thought "yes, finally something I can use to help drive that lesson home. The fish church has done it again!" You see this is something that I have been working very hard on getting her to learn. Life is so much easier if you listen to mommy and do what you are told--the first time.
This morning I was trying to get her to put her shoes on. Well, to be more exact shoes that I knew fit her even though they weren't the shoes she wanted to wear. I reasoned with her, I pleaded with her, I threatened her then it dawned on me..."God wants us to obey" this was what she learned at her beloved fish church just yesterday! I asked her what she learned at church, what does God want us to do? She sighed and said "but mommy, I don't want to obey."
Instantly, I was convicted! Out of the mouths of babes truer words have never been said. It doesn't matter if you are 3 or almost 33. The truth is that God does want us to obey. He has something far better in mind for us. He is trying to protect us, but in our limited wisdom we sigh and say "but I don't want to obey!"
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