i have beautiful words in my head daddy

I have two amazing kids. Sure, there are days when they drive me as crazy as any six and 3 year old can. Sometimes they refuse to eat, talk back, don't clean up...you know the drill.

But they are a-mazing, especially when they speak of love, compassion and God.

"daddy, I have beautiful words in my head" my little three year old blurted out a few months back and trust me, she does.

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, as most of those words in her head came from us but there seems to be a special power when the promises of God are spoken in a little three year old girls voice;


"We will only be dead for a little while, then we will be with Jesus forever"
"Some people don't love Jesus, but he still loves them"
"God can heal you daddy"

These truths are from God. They are not mere sentimentality.  I find myself challenged (in a very good way) when I catechize my children...do I really believe what I teach about the Trinity, or do I take it as good advice?

To aid in my trusting of God I plant flowers. Yes, they have great curb appeal but that is not why God invented so many colors, sizes, shapes and smells. He made the flowers to teach us how to trust in his abundant provision friends.  These beautiful words in my daughters head inspire me to trust, trust, trust.

“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

“Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

“If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

                                        Matthew 6:25-34 The Message