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!"