Lessons from Kids in Church (Part 2)

I was sitting behind two little boys who had a treasure trove of activity books to help them survive Sunday service. And I was captured by the dot-to-dot puzzles. They skipped numbers, going where they thought they should and stopping in the middle of one picture to jump over to another.
And I wondered how often God looks on our decisions and says: Why don’t you just follow the numbers? But we don’t, we often go our own way...1...3...4...9...123. We get distracted from God’s directions, decide our ways are faster/easier/better and plunge off course.
So, the next time you see a child messing up a craft or a puzzle – take it as an opportunity to thank God. Thank you, God, for constantly being patient with us. Thank you for always being there, ready to turn us back and consistently encourage us – even when have missed more numbers than we’ve hit.