"I can't wait 'til I'm 40."
That's what my 4-year-old told me as we were driving down the road yesterday. You can imagine my shock at her statement, so I asked, "Why in the world did you say that?"
"So that I can be a grown-up."
You can imagine HER shock when I told her, "Well, I'm not 40 yet". You should have seen the look on her face!
She has lived a mere four years, yet it seems like an eternity to her. She can't wait to "grow up" and get to do all the things that her big sister does, like school and soccer and softball, and then apparently she can't wait to be forty so that she can do the things that mommies do, like drive cars and take care of children.
While I can safely say that I don't wish to be four again, I can also safely say that little Emily doesn't see the whole picture. She thinks it would be fun to be all grown up, but that's mostly because she doesn't understand all of the responsibility that comes with it. But she'll learn. And as she learns, God will give her the ability to handle that responsibility.
As I thought about that, it reminded me of how discontent we can sometimes become in various areas of life. We wish for graduation, then we wish for marriage, then for children. We wish for a good job, then we wish for vacation or for retirement. We wish for our kids' graduation. Life just goes on and on, and we are always looking to the next thing. I'm not saying that's necessarily bad, but maybe we would be surprised if we just relish where we are and learn the joy of contentment! Goal-setting is great, but God will teach us so much if we will be still and hear what He has to say to us right where we are.
2 comments :
Hi Amy, All these things you talk about here I believe are just part of this trip we are taking (trip to heaven) I believe GOD uses this kind of thought to mature us. We start seeking maturity in our life as a child we want to be all grown up just like Mom and Dad
Or big sister, we want to be like the roll models in our life. I believe a young heart (any heart) that don’t seek for these things will not mature they will one day look up and say I’m all grown up, what do I do next or they loose the person who has made all the decision in their life never learning any independence of their on, so they enter adulthood
Lost not knowing what life is really about, I believe when a person becomes a new Christian, we have to have these same desire in our heart and minds {I want to pray, sing, teach, lead, love, direct, I want to be all grown up) so that we are prepared to enter eternity. We have to have Jesus as our role model; we have to want to be just like our savior. A lot of time this (I believe) requires that we stop and listen so God can teach us right where we are. Love you guys and miss you!!
Randy
Amen!
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