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I heard a story this week about a friend of mine. She is one of the most Godly people I know. She said she had gone on a trip, and she stopped somewhere to use the restroom. When she came out of the stall, there were two sinks, and a woman at each. She went to the sink on the left, and the Spirit of God asked her, "Why did you pick that sink?" She answered, "I don't know I just picked one. I didn't think about it." He said, "I would have." Most people I know aren't deep enough in our life with Christ to get to the sink question. If our Christian walk were on a google map, we would still be zoomed out on the southeastern USA, and yet, she is zoomed in on 2 sinks in a bathroom. But that's where I want to be. I want to "take every thought captive" and be in such a relationship with Him that it matters which sink I use. I want to seek His will in absolutely every detail of my life. I know the sink seems extreme, but it was a moment of spiritual clarity for her. I am seeing that our choices are exclusive. Especially how we spend our time. I am always busy and seem to never have enough time. Rick Warren says in The Purpose Driven Life that we have exactly enough time to do the will of God. Hmmm, that means I am doing too much. I am certain that the will of God for me includes making healthy choices for my family's meals and having, you know, clean clothes, and a reasonably clean home. But sometimes I am so busy doing this and that-- seemingly important and good things-- that I throw them a corn dog and we all hit the road. Not that a corn dog is the end of the world and not that I am going to hell for serving fried corn meal and pig parts. On a stick. The food and laundry isn't even the real point. There's a point, you say? Tuesday is the deadline for soccer registration and *gasp* we are not signing up. This may not seem like a big deal, but we have been playing soccer for 8 years. In 2 states. Spring and summer for the last several years. It pains me not to sign them up. And it will pain them. When I tell them. Which I haven't. Yet. And I don't want to. It is partly money-- I don't have $300 to sign them all up. And it is partly church related. Our church is producing a Biblical drama for the community this fall and it is a huge time commitment for my husband (the director) and a sizable commitment for me and the older 2 kids. (I'm the stage manager, Reed and I are doing props, and Spenser is doing lights.) But it is also partly this idea of what's important? Soccer could be important. It is certainly good. I like them being healthy and physically fit and I like them learning teamwork and cooperation and how to be a gracious winner as well as how not to be a sore loser. (We've had lots and lots of practice at that  ) But I don't know that it is right for us now. So I am trying to figure out how to tell them. I don't want to blame money because they already know we can't afford alot of things and I don't want that to be their focus. And I deifinitely don't want them to feel like the church kept them out of soccer, because they make alot of sacrifices as it is because they are PK's. (not that they realize it luckily) So how do you tell a 4 year old Mommy doesn't think it is God's will for you to play soccer this year? Just like that? I also wonder when to tell them-- do I wait for them to ask or do I sit them down and have a talk with them now? I am not trying to make this a bigger deal than it is. Any advice?  |
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Posted by Pam in Colorado