Brrr...it went from Summer to Winter in Birmingham over the weekend. For the first time this season we woke up to frosted windshields in our little neck of the woods. As I got myself ready for work the heat was running (just had the a/c on last week...only in Alabama!) and I could almost smell Christmas. You know the smell I'm talking about. The smell of pies cooking; pumpkin, pecan, sweet potato. Oh, it just fills the air!
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As I was standing in the kitchen making my lunch I was giving Kristina instructions on what bank to go to this morning and how to withdraw from the ATM. This was probably the go-zillionth time I've had this conversation with her but, nonetheless, we were going over it again. She kissed me goodbye and out the door she went.
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Within just moments she came stomping in through the kitchen door and announced "I can't leave, my windshield is frozen! I guess I get to stand here while my car warms up." I just went on about my business and simply said "Baby, it's winter, you'll need to make a habit of going outside and cranking your car about 10 to 15 minutes before you're ready." She huffed and she puffed and she texted while she huffed and she puffed some more.
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I finished up my lunch and Gabe and I went out the door. As I opened the door I noticed that Kristina's windshield was still frozen over. I laid my stuff in the truck and opened up her door and she didn't have her defrost on, she had it on Max A/C! I clicked it over to defrost, mashed the button for rear-defrost and just shook my head. As I was heading into the house she came barrelling out with two cups of water. She threw one cup on her windshield and the other on the back window. As she was throwing water I was explaining to her how that can bust your window and that all she had to do was turn the defrost on. That's it's job! Naturally, she turned into teenage mode and quit listening and began babbling about how she didn't realize that was what the defrost did and she had no clue her car had a rear defroster and blah blah blah. I finally just got in my truck and drove off.
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As I drove into work I chuckled to myself over Kristina's expressions, her words, her frustrations this morning. She didn't know that was what defrost was for! hahahahahaha Only a 17 year old would come up with something like that! You know though, I'm the same way. I get into situations and instead of seeking guidance I go stupid and when my error is pointed out to me I get defensive.
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I do this with God too! I go through life thinking I know what I'm doing and when life throws me a curveball I try to handle it and when I fall on my face and God just tries to say "Honey, what you should have done was....." I get up screaming and yelling, dusting the dirt off of me telling God I knew exactly what I was doing it was Him that never told me what to do. Funny thing is, I never asked him what to do.
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"Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT).
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He just wants to teach us. He just wants us to learn. He just wants us to SHUT UP! He promises to give us rest. I just think sometimes we are so busy complaining and whining about how tired we are that we don't see the bed he has prepared for us!
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