Why I wish I could be Isaac...

So... I love my life very much. I love that I can drive and drink (not at the same time of course) and make my own decisions, but I was just listening to a podcast from September where Rob Bell makes some impressive observations about kids. I never considered myself a kid person, until my little friend Isaac was born. Granted, I am in love with many people's kids now, but Isaac was the first. And without getting too awkward or sappy, that kid changed my life. So this particular message by Rob Bell truly truly lifted my spirits because someone finally put words to what I see in Isaac and what makes me want to be like him.

Whenever you're around a 1 year old, any staircase is fair game. It's like they have to know what is up those stairs. When you're around a two year old, you never hear them say "I need time to center myself." Or "I need to be alone". When a billy is a bully to johnny, johnny believes that billy is the worst person alive, BUT when billy the bully says sorry to johnny and johnny recites "I forgive you", it's back to playing house or candyland or whatever kids do all day. The point is, by the time johnny and billy reach the play room, johnny has forgotten all about billy being his arch enemy. I don't live that way....

Throughout this entire message, Rob Bell has kids all around him coloring (that's my kind of sermon). Coloring whatever they want. And at the end most kids get a chance to share what they drew. No matter if it's a dragon or a flower or a picture of daddy's heart with me inside it, no one is worried that someone might not like it. There is no fear. Perfect love drives out fear.

Another thing Bell pointed out that could have physically slapped my face, was that you never see a 3 year old sleep in. From the few times I've stayed at the littleton's house, I know this is true. Isaac is only two, but that changes nothing. To Isaac, each day is a new adventure.
What am I going to learn today? Who do I get to play with today? Isaac wakes up excited for a new day.

So.... the truth is, I'm not two. Life has tainted me and I have scars to prove it. My days consist more of, how can I get out of class today? How can I avoid so and so? Every day will be just like the day before. This is why I want to be like Isaac. I want to consider the possibility that tomorrow will be different. I want to be excited to live and discover my world and the Jesus that I love.