Mrs Laura Doss
Pastor's Wife
Faith Baptist Church
Richmond, KY
Lesson from Legos
A few weeks ago my four year old brought his Legos to me and asked me to help him build a boat because his kept falling apart. I gladly accepted the request!! I grabbed the big green piece and told him we needed this piece as the base to keep it from falling apart. He took the pieces from me and said, "No, Mommy, that's not how you do it." He tried it his way again and it fell apart! He asked me again to help him build his boat. Once again I tried to help him using the big green piece. This scenario went on for several minutes. Back and forth we went. I eventually gave up and left the room. My thoughts were "Why did he ask me for help and then insist on doing it himself?" He's four.....of course he wanted to do it himself!
Later that day I began to think about the happenings earlier that morning. I began to wonder how many times have I asked God to help me with something. He was so excited that I included Him and then I went ahead and did it my way anyway. How many times have I not followed God's instructions after He clearly let me know what to do. I thought about Noah and the instructions that God had given him for the Ark! What if Noah had not followed God's specific instruction? We would not be here today!
I also thought about the wise man and foolish man in Matthew 7:24-27. The foolish man did not follow God's instructions and when the storms came and the winds blew, his house fell. However, the wise man obeyed God's instructions and his house withstood the storms and winds.
The second thing I thought about was the base piece...or foundation piece... that I wanted to use to build the boat but my kiddo refused to use! God has given us a foundation for our lives to be successful and to keep us from falling apart: Bible reading, prayer, and church. Without those 3 things as our foundation our lives will fall apart.
I will never look at Legos the same way again!!
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