We're in California today for our youngest granddaughter's first birthday. It is amazing to watch her and compare where she is today with one year ago. She came into the world and began sleeping and eating, totally dependent on others. Communication other than a cry was nonexistent. But today is another story. She says a few things (mama, dad, sis, Isaiah, hi, etc.) but she has another whole vocabulary through sign language. She signs please, thank you, all done, more, eat, and drink. There's nothing quite like seeing her sign please over and over when you don't know what she wants.
Watching her made me begin to think about how much I have matured as a Christian over the last year. If we made the same spiritual strides that Isla has made in communicating over a year, it would be an awesome thing. But when I examine myself, I don't really know if I have matured any more. When I don't like things, I'm prone to just not do them instead of tackling them because I know God's Word asks me to.
What about you? Have you grown spiritually in the last year? Five years? Or are you still at the same spot you were when you were born spiritually? Isla has had to work to learn sign language, to feed herself, to crawl and to walk (she started walking Wednesday). Are we still sitting still knowing life would be better for us if we paid more attention to God's Word, but not wanting to exercise the energy or time it takes to do it?
We can learn a lot from a child. Let's do it.
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