Ben is having trouble focusing today . . . again. He wants to ride his RipStik, play in his room, eat another bowl of cereal, read his book–anything but begin our school day. I keep trying to bring his attention back to math, but he keeps asking, “Mom, when can I do P.E. today?”
It can be frustrating. I grow impatient. I even get angry.
And then it hits me.
How often am I distracted by the things I want to do? God is trying to get my attention, trying to focus me in on the lessons He desperately wants me to learn. But all I can think of is P.E. (ie: Facebook, my Kindle, TV, etc). And I wonder. Does He get frustrated? impatient? angry?
Love is patient, love is kind . . . it does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs . . . it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres . . . love never fails.
Father, help me to love Ben the way you love me.
