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Verse:I am the way, the truth, and the life. —John 14:6, KJV
My daughter-in-law likes to give me activities to do with my granddaughter, who is three at this writing. On my last visit, she brought out a tie-dyeing kit for me to use with my granddaughter. How could I get out of it? Tie-dyeing was not really my thing. Is it even age-appropriate for a three-year-old? I set it on the table for a couple of days, then picked it up and read the directions.
Oh my, I may as well get started with this! I thought.
After getting all the materials we needed, my granddaughter and I headed to the patio. Surprisingly, she was adept at wrapping the rubber bands around the material. Although the gloves were too big for her little hands, she was really into this! She didn’t waver one second. Plus, I was starting to enjoy it.
I realized this could be a teachable moment about primary and secondary colors. Starting with yellow and blue, I explained that those two colors make green.
The color came through beautifully.
Red and blue make purple. Huh, that’s an unusual purple color. We continued. Red and yellow make orange. Oh, no! We looked at each other.
That’s not orange. What happened? By now, her mom had come outside. She picked up the bottle of dye and said, “It’s not red; it’s pink.” And, as we all know, pink is not a primary color. So, the desired colors we expected could not come through. How many times have we been disappointed when things didn’t come through as we hoped? Were they planned with faith or with presumption —which is a close look-alike? So why were we disappointed? Number 1, as immature Christians, we may not have been spiritually attuned to seeking God’s way for our lives. Number 2, we may have thought we were strong spiritually but wanted so much to carry out our way we were unwilling to just wait on Him. Father, please increase our faith in You, the Source of all knowledge, and Your Word so that we not only look to You for guidance but can be enabled to wait on You for all that we desire to do. Keep us from the alluring appeal of presumption.
Sharon M. Thomas