Reading

Life is...Reading

 “ABCDEFG…..Now I know my ABCs. Next time won’t you sing with me?” Learning to read commonly starts out with this fun song, but it takes years of learning each next step to read and finally master the English language. Teaching a child to read requires patience and time.
Last week, (light bulb) David could read a 3 letter word! Then another one! Then another one! I was elated, overjoyed. YES!!!!! We did it!
The next day we tried a 3 letter word, and he couldn’t read it. He was adding T sounds where there was no T. He was frustrated and said he couldn’t read.
What? We just had it! You know your letter sounds. Just sound it out. You can do it!
Why are you struggling with something you already know?
Light bulb for me…. I wonder if God sees our lives like we see a child learn to read?
He sees us struggle with the most basic, fundamental principles of being Christian: showing Love, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, & Self-Control (Galatians 5:22-23)
Then we get it!
He is overjoyed! Yes, they understand! Now they can make a difference. Now they can impact the world.  The next day we struggle. We can’t seem to love God or our neighbor (Mark 12:30-31).

Do we give up? Does God give up on us?
No! Just as you don’t give up on your child learning to read God will not give up on you! (Micah 7:18) And with the right encouragement your child continues the reading process through the struggle and success.
So will you.