I'm posting two in a row because that last post was not so much a "smile MED," just a chance to share the bowling results and brag about my grandparents' good skills. Haha, so yeah, I take that back - older people bowling super well is worthy of a smile I think. ;)
But anyways, I wanted to share something else that made me smile this morning... the sermon I listened to. The guy who brought the message is a good story teller, and he vividly described excellent life analogies to apply to having child-like faith. It really made me excited to have my own kids someday... especially for all of the lessons little kids can teach adults, if adults lay aside the pride that comes from "growing up" and "knowing more answers" instead of asking questions all the time like children. You stop relying on your parents and you begin relying on yourself... and that is not inherently wrong. It's good to mature, but as maturing Christians we should still be maintaining the spirit of humbleness, and complete dependence (on God!), and the same wonder and intrigue of cute, curious, joyful little children.
And these thoughts are just a couple of MANY things we can learn from the little ones. :) What are some of the favorite lessons you've learned from the beautiful children in your lives?
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I know I had written this down somewhere but I can't find it now. However, I remember it well. Kendra was just a few days old and screaming her head off. Evan was 18 months old. He and I were trying to eat supper, Kendra wouldn't settle down at all, and Chad was at the office. I tried calling my mom for help, but she didn't answer. Evan said "call daddy?". I told him Daddy was with a patient. Then he said "pray?". I told him that was an excellent idea so we prayed for Kendra to calm down. A minute or so later, she did calm down. I looked at Kendra, then looked at Evan and smiled and he promptly said "pray!". I told him that was exactly right and Mommy should have thought of that, so we prayed and told God thank you for answering our prayer to calm Kendra down. It was a very humbling and flattering few minutes for me. Humbling that Evan thought to pray when I hadn't thought of it. Flattering that MY child must have learned from me at some point to pray about everything, no matter how "small". I have learned a lot of "God things" from my kids like that, but I think that will always be the one that stands out the most to me!
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