Bobo has been loaned a rubix cube. He has had it since Sunday and plays with it ALOT. Well, he took it to life group tonight to give it back to the owner. The owner 'fixed' it for him and told him he could keep it till Sunday.
Bobo messed it up again and couldn't figure it out quickly so he asked the owner for help one more time. The owner fixed it part way so that Bobo could finish it.
In the car on the way home this was the conversation:
Bear:(from the backseat) Mom, Bobo is crying.
soft sobbing heard that is getting louder
Me: Bobo, what's wrong?
Bobo:(between sobs) Well, when I asked Solomon to fix the rubix cube for me again he only fixed it part way and didn't fix it all the way to the easy part and I can't figure it out.
Me:(pause with puzzled look on my face) So you're mad at Solomon and that's why you're crying?
Bobo:(still sobbing) No, I'm crying because I can't figure it out. (more sobbing)
Me:(understanding now) Bobo, tonight at life group, Diane (Solomon's mom), told me that Solomon got on the internet and found a site that shows you how to fix the rubix cube. Maybe next week you and I can get on there and find a site that can show you how to do it.
*I have to add that we discussed the waiting till next week and I realized that there wasn't any reason WHATSOEVER to wait till next week so we will more than likely be looking it up tomorrow. Lesson in thinking before you speak.
So the sobbing stopped and I felt so confident in my mothering abilities. =)
Then the kids were getting ready for bed and I was sitting at my computer reading an email when Bobo came up to me. He said, "In the car on the way home I prayed and asked God to help me figure out how to fix the rubix cube and I think that you telling me about the website that will show me how was His answer."
And with my eyes tearing up I agreed with him that that was indeed God answering his prayer.
And I stepped back and placed my confidence back in my God who predestined a conversation between friends to happen onto the subject of the rubix cube and the way her son learned how to fix it because He knew a precious little heart-broken-over-his-inability-to-fix-the-rubix-cube boy would cry out to Him in his distress and He would be faithful to give him an answer.
Bobo messed it up again and couldn't figure it out quickly so he asked the owner for help one more time. The owner fixed it part way so that Bobo could finish it.
In the car on the way home this was the conversation:
Bear:(from the backseat) Mom, Bobo is crying.
soft sobbing heard that is getting louder
Me: Bobo, what's wrong?
Bobo:(between sobs) Well, when I asked Solomon to fix the rubix cube for me again he only fixed it part way and didn't fix it all the way to the easy part and I can't figure it out.
Me:(pause with puzzled look on my face) So you're mad at Solomon and that's why you're crying?
Bobo:(still sobbing) No, I'm crying because I can't figure it out. (more sobbing)
Me:(understanding now) Bobo, tonight at life group, Diane (Solomon's mom), told me that Solomon got on the internet and found a site that shows you how to fix the rubix cube. Maybe next week you and I can get on there and find a site that can show you how to do it.
*I have to add that we discussed the waiting till next week and I realized that there wasn't any reason WHATSOEVER to wait till next week so we will more than likely be looking it up tomorrow. Lesson in thinking before you speak.
So the sobbing stopped and I felt so confident in my mothering abilities. =)
Then the kids were getting ready for bed and I was sitting at my computer reading an email when Bobo came up to me. He said, "In the car on the way home I prayed and asked God to help me figure out how to fix the rubix cube and I think that you telling me about the website that will show me how was His answer."
And with my eyes tearing up I agreed with him that that was indeed God answering his prayer.
And I stepped back and placed my confidence back in my God who predestined a conversation between friends to happen onto the subject of the rubix cube and the way her son learned how to fix it because He knew a precious little heart-broken-over-his-inability-to-fix-the-rubix-cube boy would cry out to Him in his distress and He would be faithful to give him an answer.
I cried out to the Lord, and He answered me from His holy mountain. Psalm 3:4 NLT
Bridget
Bridget
2 comments:
Gotta love the ways of kids and of God. Thanks for sharing your sons simplicity of faith.
Life is really awesome when are eyes are opened to what God is doing all the time on our behalf. I think we just saw a physical manifestation of 2 Chronicles 16:9! "The eyes of the Lord are running to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those who are perfect in His sight." Rochelle
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