The simple things

Surely one of the best things about looking after children is their sense of wonder about the world.

I've heard John Piper before explain that sin clouds our view of our world so that we are bored easily. He tells in one of his sermons about how Adam and Eve must have looked at the sun's rising every morning with the same awe and enjoyment "Look Eve!" Says Adam "he's done it again!"

Avalon raked her chubby hands through the sand at Batemans Bay for hours on end these holidays. Her peaceful smile exuded contentment. Her long blonde fringe whipped up by the cool breeze, she was mesmerising to watch. And I was drawn to reflect on my own lack of wonder at God's beautiful creation.

Sure, when I see what I believe to be a spectacular sunset, I look to the Lord in thanks and praise. But when I walk over the wet earth and my shoes get muddy, I get annoyed. When my eyes get blinded by the setting sun on my journey home in the car, my initial reaction is to grunt in frustration. Wouldn't it be great to see the true beauty of everything that God has made? And never tire of it? To never tire of seeing that God has magnificently pulled the earth around again so we can view the sun hovering over the land, pushing away the darkness for another day?

I'm really quite looking forward to seeing what my renewed self will be like in heaven. God will complete the work that he has begun by stripping away all my sin, and I'm positive that I'll never frustrate myself again.