Through a messy situation yesterday, God spoke straight to my soul. This story is about a 3-year-old and poop. Yep, poop! So, if you can’t handle poop stories, feel free to scroll on now but if you can, read on. You will laugh, but hopefully you will receive the message through the mess.
Potty training hasn’t come easy for our youngest one, which
means the process has been trying for mom and dad also. We were at the mall
when she says she has to potty. Ok, no problem. I take her while dad and big
sister go to the next store.
Somehow, I do not realize she has already pooped (I warned
you) as I am helping her onto the toilet. Let’s just say we had a mess!! Now, let
me insert this. Said 3-year-old cannot stand ANYTHING on her that is not
supposed to be there. A stray piece of hair can attach itself to her fingers
and she will start screaming.
So, here we are in a public bathroom stall. We are in a MESS!
She is having a fit. She does not know what to do. This is not a simple fix.
Her voice is frantic. Mine is this calm I can’t explain because I am telling
you that it was not a pretty situation.
The conversation went something like this:
Miracle 2: Mama, it’s a mess!! It’s a mess!!
Me: I know sweetheart. It is, but I am going to take care of
it.
Miracle 2: Mama, please fix it! Get it off!
Me: Sweet girl, look at mama’s eyes. Do you trust me?
Miracle 2: Yeah
Me: Ok, then trust that I know what I am doing. I am going
to fix this. You’ve got to sit still and let Mama take care of the mess. I know
what I am doing.
Miracle 2: Ok, but it’s a BIG MESS!
Me: Yes, it is but I can, and I will fix it.
As I am talking to her, I’m telling you right in the middle
of our big mess I felt like God was showing me that’s how we can be. We have
this huge mess (life situations) that is really bad. We don’t know how to fix
it on our own. We ask God to help us, but then we keep telling him how big our
mess is.
He KNOWS.
He CARES.
He just needs us to TRUST that HE KNOWS what He is doing.
Sometimes that requires us to sit still and wait patiently. He
will get us through those situations that seem hopeless.
We just have to trust.
