It's all in the stuffing...

After placing Jordan and Ava to bed last night the above picture is what I found. There was animal stuffing everywhere. In Jordan's hair, in his mouth, etc. I could not believe it! How did this happen? I was tempted to search his bed for a knife...

As I was picking up the stuffing Jordan dare not speak. After spending 10 minutes or so picking up the stuffing, Jordan found courage to say, "Dad..."

I thought to myself, this ought to be good!

I said, "Yes, Jordan?"

He said, "Ava did it!" Was he truly going to blame this on AVA? I look behind me at Ava's bed and she lay silently sleeping! I looked back at Jordan and he again repeats himself, "Dad, Ava did it!"

I said, "Jordan, Ava is sleeping. Plus you have stuffing all over your hair, in your mouth, and in your bed." You really want to blame i to it Ava?"

He looks back at me and says, "Yes, Ava did it!"

I really did not discipline him except telling him that lying is not a good thing.

As I continued to carry this around with me today, I found myself in Jordan's ideology!

There are times in my day that I rip out stuffing in my life...by having a short temper, short-cutting in areas of my life, etc. And when the stuffing lies all over my proverbial bed and God shows up and begins the conviction of what I have done, I respond in ways just like Jordan.

I say, "That person did not understand me!" "People need to step up or understand the importance of this or that." Or better yet I blame shift on my kids, "They need to pick up the room."

I challenge us all to accept the blame when we are the ones that remove the stuffing. Sure there many be some pain involved in accepting the responsibility, but there is so much sweetness involved in the restoration that God offers.