Maisie is starting to learn to crawl. She slides herself around the parquet floor with more and more ease everyday. The parquet is helpful for her sliding, but as a parent it kind of freaks me out. Parquet is not soft. It is not forgiving when Maisie rolls over, loses strength in her neck and bangs her little head. I am always watching as she teeters on her hip, entering the danger zone of head bonking.
Today I was watching (as I am at this moment) and I was ready to jump and put my hand under her head as she rolled over. Sure enough…she rolled over…and my hand was there. But her little head never hit my hand. She had learned…”keep my head up when I roll over and I won’t bump my head” I guess the falls that she did have helped her learn an important lesson in crawling on parquet…
When we go through life I’m sure that God sits by wanting to stop us from banging out heads, yet He knows that experience is the best way to learn…not by him always hovering over us…
Yet we pray for safety.
We seek safety as a premium.
We seek safety as proof of God’s blessing.
I think the greatest blessing that God gives us is maturity…the Bible, and Church history, reveal that it is through the hard experiences (aka suffering) that we grow and have our faith developed…which, in turn, God uses to produce eternal results…
While it is painful to see my little ‘Maisers’ bump her head, it is a true joy (and my real job as a parent) to help her grow up to be a mature person…learning over and over from her experiences.
Okay…I’m just going to say it. I am so amazed that a people reading this (because I know they do) don’t post comments. This is such a great word picture of our lives in Christ….I keep bonking my head over and over again as I learn to stand in my faith. Sometimes it’s clumsiness…other times it’s downright stubbornness, wanting to figure it out my way. Thanks for the inspiration, Justin. I’m so appreciative of your posts.
Mom, you are so sweet! I agree that I am surprised more people don’t comment as well! I loved this post!!!
Well I’m joining the few commentaters list :))
I realy loved this post too. It’s such a great picture and encouraging to remember that we’re allowed to bump our head, that it’s somehow “part of the process”.
I must become a quick learner lol.