This evening i heard many reports our little cute girl misbehaved. From pulling the electrical plug, broke the plate, and lastly not listening to the mother. It is very easy to label her as a rebel, and punish her, or scold her and show her all her faults. And thought that the job of parenting is done.
Somehow, the opportunity arose.
She was busy running around, with 2 pingpong balls on her hands. Whenever she dropped one, and whenever i picked up, she will quickly come to me and grab it by force. And if i didn’t give it to her, she will resort to use her second best tactic…to cry.
But the interesting thing is, when i ask her for the pingpong balls, she would not give it. Pretending not to hear (but i know she heard), and walking away from me. That little girl is showing the horns finally.
So the opportunity came.
When i hold one ball, and she came to me. I purposely hold it longer, let her cry awhile. When she’s seated, i rub her gently, gave her the ball she wanted, and spoke gently to her. I asked her, “why can’t you give papa the ball?” All these while you give papa everything, but why is it difficult to give just one ball, while you have two?”
Let the question to sink in, and let her think a moment. Indeed, there’s something in her possessed her. She was blinded by wanting to have both the pingpong balls, till she refused to give just one to her beloved father. Though even i told her that after she gave me, i will give it back to her (and i have never broke my promise with her yet).
I concluded for her, that it’s sin that made her behave that way. So different with God, who gave us…God gives, we don’t.
So ended the short session of the day. I don’t know when the next time will come again. But i thank God for the opportunity, and the prompt of the Spirit. May the Spirit guide her to find salvation 🙂 And i’m as her father won’t have anything more to ask.