Tune in, don't tune out...

The two youngest girls here at The KCP were sat on two separate mats in the classroom. Both were given a large pile of coloured bottle tops. They were asked to group them together according to their colour. One cutie pie completely understood the task and began grouping the kids into colours, but the other cutie pie wasn't so quick. We explained the task so many times and she just sat and looked puzzled! Suddenly she looked at me , this time I realised I had her full attention and as I explained the task again, I saw her reading my lips. She was focussing hard and this enabled her to finally understood and so she also began creating piles. This reminded me how we are as Christians sometimes. We often are given a task by God that doesn't quite make sense. Instead of listening carefully for directions, we go it alone or sometimes don't go it at all because it seems out of our depth or even unachievable. He wants us to tune in to His voice and He wants us to fix our gaze on Him. Once we truly listen and we follow the directions He gives, we can go on to succeed! Holy Spirit, please prompt us to listen harder and God, may we clearly see the path you set for us!