It seems to me that life with two under four years of age
can often be a roller coaster. You never really know what one day to the next
is going to look like. Sure, there are always those constants that will be
there. However, for the most part, things can and do often change from
day-to-day.
Part of the roller coaster is that I never really know
what's going to be coming out of Ellie's mouth at any given time. Like any
three-year-old, she has lots of questions. It can be something as simple as
wondering if she can have a glass of milk or if she can wear a dress today. It
can also be as complicated as wanting to know why the sky is blue or why the
moon is constantly changing in size and shape. Those questions are just the tip
of the iceberg though.
It's probably a direct result of the Easter season but Ellie
has been asking us a lot of extremely deep questions lately. For example, on
one afternoon last week, she wanted to know "Why can't we be with God
without Jesus dying?". Pretty deep question for a three-year-old but I was
able to satisfy her curiosity by explaining that God is perfect and that the
only way to be with him is by being perfect. From there, I went on to explain
that since we aren't perfect, we needed someone to be perfect for us.
Therefore, Jesus who was perfect took the brunt of our sins on the cross so
that we could be with God forever as long as we truly believe that Jesus was
perfect.
OF course, that's not the only hard question. Ellie has also
asked Bethany things like "If Jesus raised people from the dead in my
Bible, how come people are dying from the virus?" and "Jesus's arms
weren't that big so how did he move the stone?". Obviously, the first one
was a little trickier than the second for Bethany to answer. In the case of the
first question, Bethany responded with "God could heal them if he wanted but
sometimes he chooses not to so that he can use the situation. Maybe he wants us
all to learn something from this." The second was quickly answered by
"Remember the song "He has the whole world in his hands? God is big
enough to hold the whole world."
It's fascinating to see how her tiny mind is constantly
churning and processing information right now. There's been some other
questions that we can't exactly remember. However, they were along the lines of
Ellie wondering why some people have hard hearts and end up not believing.
Super hard questions from a three-year-old, right?
Honestly, we are just overjoyed that at the tender age of
three, Ellie already has an interest in working through these kind of spiritual
quandaries. Through it all, we're constantly encouraging her to not be afraid
to ask us anything and reminding her that if we can't provide the answer, then
we will find someone who will. We just find ourselves wondering each day what
Ellie's big question of the day will end up being and hoping we'll be prepared
to answer it.
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