When you call, I will answer....

I think I've learned some of my most valuable spiritual lessons from my children. Everytime I think I got it, it's like BAM, they do something and as clear as day I can hear God speak to me through their actions or something they say.

I walked into an elevator today with baby boy (the 2 year old) and there were three people already on it. A man and two women. As we got on they all started gushing at him, "oh he's cute" etc. I thanked them for their kind words of compliments because I hold compliments in high esteem. People don't have to give it so when they do I let them know how much it's appreciated. So we're standing there and Liam starts pointing to the woman behind me. I put his little finger down and I said "baby don't point that's not polite" and as i put his little finger down it went right back up again. The women on the elevator chuckled at him, as I did too, and he proceeded to do it again. This time I was ready to pick him up and hold him with hopes of him not doing it again and like expected, he did it again! Now I have this nervous look on my face. I wanted him to stop, you know be one of those moms who have it all together and can speak in a very soft tone and their child listens, I wanted to be that, in that moment, but Liam wouldn't let me be great. The elevator approaches the next floor and as the doors open, the woman that was actually standing to my right reaches out to him and gives him her banana. IMMEDIATELY his face lights up, he laughs and yells "yayyyy mommy 'nana'" we all start laughing and as she walks off the elevator she looks at him and says "i hope you enjoy it." Now he's really happy. He's smiling and begging me to open the 'nana.'  Our floor comes up and as the remainder of us get off the elevator, the thought crossed my mind........how many times have we asked God for something and because "our" focus wasn't on the right thing we missed him giving to us the very thing that we asked him for. 

See, here's another thing, Liam doesn't eat bananas (well not anymore) but he's obsessed with the minions from the movie Despicable Me and because the banana is food of choice he has become obsessed with them too. He will ask you to open it and walk around with it all day long but won't eat it. 

The woman knew all along what he was pointing at and even though he was with ME, I still could not see it. She read his body language, even better than his own mother and she attended to the need that he had. That is just like GOD. He attends to every need and even when we think we know what we want (just like I thought my son was pointing at the other woman) He strategically waits for the right appointed time and then delivers it to us, like the woman to the right of me did. 

My focus was on the wrong thing, yet He still delivered. 

I wrongfully corrected my son (like we wrongfully accuse God) and He still came through. 

I was adamant about him putting his finger down like we are so adamant in telling God when He should move and He still moves at the point that He should so that what we need can be fulfilled and bless us instead of cursing out because we receive it out of its season. 

How many times have you asked God for something and wasn't found in the right place to receive it? 

Or how many times have you blamed him for not moving on your behalf when you give up hope and don't trust His timing? 

I admonish you today to not give up on what you are seeking after and just BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD!!! 

This is a true story...........