brothers and sisters...

i love watching my kids interact with each other. eric is 7, kinley is almost 3 and they are definitely brother and sister. she wants to do everything he does, whatever he says...she either repeats or says the exact opposite, and he tries to boss her around a little every once in a while. but eric does a great job or watching out for her and she benefits greatly because of it! sometimes though, he treats her like she is older than she is. he sometimes thinks that she ought to understand everything he does, he can not understand why she doesnt want to share everything like she ought to. he likes to brag that he can beat her down the drive way on a foot race. eric will sometimes get mad if you try to help her win and he doesnt understand that you are not trying to beat him, but just trying to help her out a little.

sometimes i think we are like this. it is a great picture of what happens when we try and lead people into a growing relationship with Christ. i sometimes get too focused on what i am doing and i forget about the others around me. sometimes i think i am older than i really am, so i try to act like i am in control or really know what i am doing. sometimes i forget that it is all about being unselfish and loving people more than i love myself. sometimes i forget that not everyone is at the same place on their journey towards Jesus.

i have learned a lot sitting and relaxing in church, and i have learned a ton from watching my kids.

hope you had a great 4th of July!