How many times as parents have we said this to our children? Or our grandchildren? I have five granddaughters and I find myself saying this a lot especially when it comes to them doing something that could hurt them. I don’t really care too much what they do but when it becomes a safety issue I will get on to them and tell them quickly to not argue with me but do what I said. I laugh at this because I just used this today. As it was coming out of my mouth God said, “Do you hear yourself?” I knew right then He was asking me why I had questioned Him on things He has told me. These are safety issues for my life. Why do we question God? Why do we constantly say, “Are you sure? Or was that really You saying that?” I say these things a lot to God and have to stop. Our obedience is worth more than anything we could ever sacrifice.
I have four of the five today because my daughter is at work and they are out of school for Christmas break … bless you mothers that stay home with your children at all times. I commend you to the highest degree. Especially if you have more than one to two children. I had two and I can deal with two at all times but four can get a little overwhelming. The oldest one goes into the toy room and starts throwing blocks at the younger ones. The baby starts screaming and I want to throw my coffee mug through the television set … its ok to laugh at me. I am just as a mess as everyone else. I dont even match my socks. I have to wear them but nothing says they have to match! 🙂 Then the lunch rush begins and everyone of them wants something different. Playing hide and seek but to hide on the other side of my bed and then I catch myself saying, “dont go over there you’re gonna hurt yourself.” It is really close to the wall and every time one of them moves I can hear and feel their heads hitting the sheet rock. Then the one next to the oldest questions me.. why? Why cant we hide beside your bed? I really didn’t feel like explaining myself to a 7 year old. I did but not before I said, “dont question me just do what I said..” she looks at me with those innocent eyes and shrugs her shoulders. Out of the room she goes and the two little girls follow her. Then, we go in the kitchen and I explain to her about how important her head is and how hitting the metal on my bed wouldn’t be good for it. How hitting their heads on the sheet rock so much isn’t good for them either. She shrugs again and just says: “okay Grami, if you say so.” That is kinda what I say to God when I get through questioning Him. If I don’t like being questioned when I tell a child to do something I am positive neither does He.
I felt like I have tried to negotiate with God for months upon end but I never win at this negotiating. He gets His way every single time. I quit! I quit with the asking why? I quit with the asking are you sure? Of course He is sure. If He tells me to do something I will do it. If He tells me to say something I will say it. Most of you have watched my process and I got to look like the insanely crazy person I am putting emotions in a blog. What He was telling me about the future in a blog. I looked crazy and I know I really appear nuts to some at this point. Let me just tell you that there is no negotiating with God. If He told you something will happen it will happen in due season. Your heart has to be right and ready to receive it and you have to be in a spot with Him that you dont dare argue but you get up and move!
We are all children. We all ask questions and that is normal but when we are told to do something we need to do it right then not after trying to negotiate. It like a child learning to wipe their own butt. It is a challenge that is defeated in due season. I have one that wiped her own butt today, by the way. And, we celebrated this milestone! We celebrated this WIN! It all a win. When we do what we are told without question we win. When we know to do something and we just do it it is a major win! We shouldn’t have to be told twice, sometimes two hundred times. I know I am only speaking of myself with that one. I was probably the most hard headed child our Daddy has. Take heart there are worse humans out there than you and you will learn to wipe your own butt in due season… haha
Be Still & Shut up 