and it's funny because it's true.
this Christmas break, my brilliant husband had the great idea to look for old family videos on VCR and watch them. we find a video of my 3rd birthday. my parents gave me a rocketship from NASA - you know the kind that you have to wind back, let go, and let it roll across the table.
i see this ship roll and i grab for it. my mom tries to show me how it works. and i, in my 3 year old ridiculously high-pitched voice, i say "no, i can do it!". no matter that i have no idea how to wind it up, i'm not waiting for anyone to show me.
cute, right?
as i'm watching with my family, they all chuckle at my independence. i watch in horror as i realize i do this with the Lord daily. NO, i will not let You show me the way. NO, i will not take my hands off my things. NO, i will not trust You - i'm doing it my way, i'm going straight.
my husband stood equally amazed, knowing this about my heart, and he kept muttering - you still do this. you still do this. i'm shocked at how your behavior is in your DNA.
and while it may be socially acceptable for a 3-yr-old to behave this way on her birthday, it is not acceptable 20-something years later for me to still not trust my Father who knows all things, sees all things, and controls all things.
problems in my DNA.
this is why Jesus had to come.
Emmanuel - God with us - to overcome the problems in our DNA.
Merry Christmas.
may we all better trust our Father (and our GPS) to guide us through our daily twists and turns.
