Angel was playing on the floor with her toys today. In an attempt to help her learn how to crawl better, I placed the toys just out of her reach. She was doing very well trying to get to them and just about had it figured out, when instead of grabbing the toys and pulling them to her, she started pushing them further away. This caused her to become frustrated, start fussing, and give up; expecting me to just hand them to her. Being the "wonderful" mother that I am ;-) I felt that my little 5 1/2 month old child needed to learn a lesson! Instead of doing what "she thought" was best and handing her the toys, I encouraged her to continue to try to get them herself (mommy knows best...right?). It was amazing to watch as I gave her encouragement, she tried harder, and eventually she reached the toys all on her own! This gave us a reason to celebrate "what a big girl she is"!
My thoughts then turned to my own life. How many times have I done this same thing? So many times I have gotten frustrated and just given up, even fussing! I say, "why won't this work, why doesn't anything ever work out for me, why can't this just be easy, why won't God just give me what I want"? I think you can see where I'm going with this. God knows best...RIGHT? Sometimes the best thing for us is, for Him to place what we want just out of our reach and teach us a lesson along the way! Encouraging us to grow, making us work harder, and giving us a reason to celebrate when we reach the goal!
I would encourage you each to ask God what it is that He is wanting to teach you. Then when you learn the lesson He is trying to teach you...CELEBRATE!! If you would like to share what God is teaching you, I would love to pray for you and celebrate with you!
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