Today while my granddaughter and I were shopping at WalMart I took a look at the heaping cart and asked Rachel if she thought she was spoiled. She looked at me with such a quizzical look on her face I knew she had no idea what that meant. I explained to her that someone who is spoiled gets everything they want.
She thought for a moment, shot me a quick, quirky smile and said "Yes, I guess I am." We both laughed. I would have to agree. She's a tad spoiled. And with that I tossed a Lady and the Tramp DVD in the cart. Well, I had to. She looked at the DVD package and then looked at me. I know that look. I gave in. No words were used.
We paid for our items, put on our coats, Rachel opened her new pink umbrella and I packed her new craft organizer, the Princess cookies, donut holes and her Valentine's treats along with the DVD in the cart and we left the store.
When we got to the car, she mentioned Culver's sounded good to her. I would have thought she was still full from lunch at her favorite Mexican restaurant, but she thought french fries and ice cream sounded like a nice treat.
Do I have to tell you where we stopped before we went home?
Now I wouldn't do this for just anyone. Just Rachel. And Ben. Ok, and Noah. Their moms. Their aunts. Uncles. And Papa. But that's it. Just the eleven of them.
Why is that? Because they're my family. And some of them are pretty special. That would be the three little ones.
I think there are times I just long to give the grandchildren what they want. They only have to ask. As long as the items they ask for aren't going to harm them in any way, I am happy to grant their wishes.
Sound familiar? You have to know where I'm going with this.
You, too, are special. God loves to give good gifts to His kids. When we ask for something we want that is in line with His plan for us (Jeremiah 29:11), He loves to grant those desires.
We do tend to get a bit confused, though. Too often people get the idea of blessings mixed up with monetary blessing. They aren't the same thing. If I ask for peace of heart and mind because something is really causing anxiety for me... God is there and ready to meet that need. If I need to be able to sleep because I cannot shut my busy mind off at night... sleep comes soon. If I ask for the wisdom to have the right words to say to a friend who is hurting, the words come when they're needed.
Please don't think I am saying God is like a big Santa Claus sitting on a cloud waiting to drop big presents in our laps as soon as we ask.
We need to ask for the things He wants us to have: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness and self control (Gal. 5: 22:23). These are what God considers good things.
Right now it's time to end. Tomorrow is another day. And I have a new game I want Rachel to try out.
She thought for a moment, shot me a quick, quirky smile and said "Yes, I guess I am." We both laughed. I would have to agree. She's a tad spoiled. And with that I tossed a Lady and the Tramp DVD in the cart. Well, I had to. She looked at the DVD package and then looked at me. I know that look. I gave in. No words were used.
We paid for our items, put on our coats, Rachel opened her new pink umbrella and I packed her new craft organizer, the Princess cookies, donut holes and her Valentine's treats along with the DVD in the cart and we left the store.
When we got to the car, she mentioned Culver's sounded good to her. I would have thought she was still full from lunch at her favorite Mexican restaurant, but she thought french fries and ice cream sounded like a nice treat.
Do I have to tell you where we stopped before we went home?
Now I wouldn't do this for just anyone. Just Rachel. And Ben. Ok, and Noah. Their moms. Their aunts. Uncles. And Papa. But that's it. Just the eleven of them.
Why is that? Because they're my family. And some of them are pretty special. That would be the three little ones.
I think there are times I just long to give the grandchildren what they want. They only have to ask. As long as the items they ask for aren't going to harm them in any way, I am happy to grant their wishes.
Sound familiar? You have to know where I'm going with this.
You, too, are special. God loves to give good gifts to His kids. When we ask for something we want that is in line with His plan for us (Jeremiah 29:11), He loves to grant those desires.
We do tend to get a bit confused, though. Too often people get the idea of blessings mixed up with monetary blessing. They aren't the same thing. If I ask for peace of heart and mind because something is really causing anxiety for me... God is there and ready to meet that need. If I need to be able to sleep because I cannot shut my busy mind off at night... sleep comes soon. If I ask for the wisdom to have the right words to say to a friend who is hurting, the words come when they're needed.
Please don't think I am saying God is like a big Santa Claus sitting on a cloud waiting to drop big presents in our laps as soon as we ask.
We need to ask for the things He wants us to have: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness and self control (Gal. 5: 22:23). These are what God considers good things.
Right now it's time to end. Tomorrow is another day. And I have a new game I want Rachel to try out.
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