Today I was busy chatting, at church,
Planning,
Preparing
for some ways I wanted to pour into others.
And this little girl at church, who barely knows me, walks right up to me and gives me this little flower, in a tiny cup of water.
And it stopped me in my tracks.
She didn’t make a show out of it.
She didn’t interrupt my conversation.
In fact, she didn’t say anything at all.
She simply handed it to me, for whatever reason, and skipped away.
And it stopped me in my tracks.
“Carmen, did you mean give this to ME?” I asked.
“Yep!”
“Really? That was so sweet of you! Thanks!”
“You’re welcome!”
And then she went on about her business as if the whole thing really was no big deal. To a child I’m sure it was just natural.
See a fallen flower, pick it up.
Save it.
Put it in a cup of water and give it a drink.
See someone who needs a smile?
Pass the flower along.
(Little did she know God was using her to give my soul a drink too. 😉)
It’s really no wonder that Jesus says in the Bible in Matthew 18:13- “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
THIS is exactly what he’s trying to help me learn in this season of life, y’all!
Planning is ok.
Just don’t miss the moments right in front of you.
Preparing to bless, that’s wonderful!
Just don’t be mistaken- sometimes it doesn’t take doing something that you feel is BIG, to bless.
Look for opportunities right before you.
See a blessing? Pick it up. Pass it on. With a smile.
Sometimes nothing even need be said.
(& Sometimes maybe it does need to be, and you can trust he will give you the words when those are needed too.)
We adults complicate things so much.
Lord, thank you for this child’s gift today!
And thank you for your beautiful reminder!
Please continue to sanctify me,
Please continue to help me (even while you’re growing and maturing me in your wisdom and grace)… to “become little again.”
Please help me flow in this childlike love.
That simply sees differently,
Gives differently,
Is barely conscious of self at all while doing it.
This love that reaches out and touches people,
a love that knows no boundaries
and is not held back by learned social “etiquette”,
but just FLOWS
because they’re more fresh-from-the-Father,
in a world who needs to be reminded
just who we are in Him!
It’s funny, today our pastor preached about humility. And he did a really great job!
And part of humility, for me, in this season, has been learning to accept the duty of taking a turn teaching in the kids’ room, even when I don’t feel like that’s “my gift” or my particular area of ministry calling.
But in this moment?
God showed me PERFECTLY…
he used a child to teach ME,
what true humility is.
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