Faith Like a Child

I was fretting. We were stranded with a broken down vehicle. We thought the solution was to just buy another used car and send our broken one to the local auction. We were on the way to buy what we hoped would be a sweet deal on a Honda Civic. Suddenly the cell rang - the sweet deal was someone else's. That was the last straw for me. My husband and I were already dealing with various complications regarding our first ice cream tour of the season, this let down with the Civic just took the wind right out of me and I was fretting.
Just then I looked back at my children in the back seat of the borrowed car we were driving. They weren't thrilled with riding all over town on a hot day with the windows rolled down, and having to wait in the car while Mike or I hopped out to do some kind of errand. The kids made no bones about it; they voiced their complaints. Yet, after being told that they just had to be patient and let Mommy & Daddy get their work done, they hunkered down and began making the best of it. Dade closed his eyes and promptly fell asleep, allowing us to carry him along in relative peace and comfort. Matia was unhappy with the wind blowing in her face, so she did what she could about it; she picked up her hat and played peek a boo with me. she kept her eyes on me and laughed at her present predicament.
The way my children handled an uncomfortable car ride taught me a lot about how I need to handle difficulties in my life.

1. It's ok to complain a little.
2. Eventually you have to stop complaining and make the best of a bad situation.
3. Relax! Rest when you can.
4. Do what you can to improve things.
5. Keep your sense of humor.
6. Find assurance and reassurance by keeping your eyes and heart fixed on God.