I was cleaning up after lunch when I hear this crash at the table.
Kiddo just fell off her chair as she excused herself. There were tears and she was sobbing loudly. I dry my hands, pick her up and cradle her.
She is distraught.
I comfort her.
As she settles down, I ask her where it hurts and what happened.
She bursts into tears again, "YOU HURT ME!!!". I clearly was stacking the dishwasher 15 steps from the crash...impossible. Thinking that she is only 3 and learning how to talk, I asked her to repeat herself. Yup, she said I hurt her.
"I fall off the chair and you didn't catch me..."
Wow...did that make my mind wonder. How often have I blamed others and God for things I have done or I am responsible for.
Hmmm...
On days like today, I feel like everything I've learnt in life is from my kids.
Thankfully, God isn't finished working in me. He forgives me for selfish outbursts like the ones represented by my kids!
4 comments:
powerful!!! one we can relate to...elie keeps hurting herself with brian a few steps away and she is CERTAIN the pain came from him...and reacts in a similar way...wow. love this post. xo
gah. so convicting. I play the blame game WAY too often. :( ...going to repent now. Thanks for sharing.
Ah yes...been there.
Great story!
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