What was I thinking???
Actually, it hasn't been that bad. Yet. We put a bed rail on the side so she won't fall out even though it's not that far to roll out. So there is just a small space where she can get out. The first day she thought it was great and called it her "new gate." I put her down for a nap and she slept great, didn't even try to get out of her bed. I was amazed. Then at bedtime that night, same thing, she went right to sleep and even woke up at 5am saying "I wanna get out my bed" and I thought that was funny because she didn't even know she could! Now, Friday was a different story-two potty accidents and she kept coming out of her room- but the thing that keeps playing over in my mind is how she was free, but didn't know it.
She's been in her crib for over 2 years. She was so used to it that she didn't even attempt to try to get out.
It's a lot like me actually.
Jesus Christ has set me free from anxiety and fear, but I sit in it many times not even recognising that I can get out! It's familiar, it's comforting in a weird way because it's what I know, it's what I do. But there's so much of life out there, if I would just scoot to the edge and climb out.
"Now God, don't hold out on me, don't hold back your passion. Your love and truth are all that keep me together." Psalm 40:11 The Message
2 comments:
So true!! Hannah did the same thing when we took the side of her crib off!
And I totally do the same thing with my freedom in Christ, too!!
When we moved Steven to a toddler bed. He would lie in his bed in the mornings and call, "Mom----meeeeeeee!" until I walked into his room to give him permission to get up. I think that went on for nearly two years after we moved him from his crib! I remember making some of the same spiritual connections myself at the time. I love how God teaches us through our children!
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