Thankfully, the Lord slowed me down and allowed me to see
that this was a teachable moment! Lela learns through dramatic play and this
was her way of saying, “Teach me about Jesus.” I spent the next 30 minutes
reading the bible with her, talking about who Jesus was and ultimately acting
out the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. My daughter was “acting out her
faith” in order to develop her understanding of God!
I was convicted while watching her. Had I been “acting out
my faith?” Were some of these “faith acts” allowing me to grow in the knowledge
and understanding of the Lord? I was led to Hebrews 11, also known as the Faith
Chapter.
Hebrews 11 opens with “Now faith is being sure of what we
hope for and certain of what we do not see.” My bible commentary explains this
so beautifully. “The writer of Hebrews reveals two distinct dimensions of faith:
Faith is a confidence in God’s plan and provision for our future (“what we hope
for”) as well as an expectation that God will fulfill everything he has
promised, though we haven’t experienced fulfillment yet (“certain of what we do
not see”).
My daughter has faith that when she dies she will go to
Heaven and she knows that the Lord will be returning to Earth during the
second coming. When she “plays God,” I see an elevated level of excitement when she
is pretending to return to Earth because her heart is giddy with expectation
for what is to come!
The Lord has revealed to me a new plan He has for my life
and I too am giddy with expectation! I know that he will bring fulfillment to
the things He has promised and until that day comes I plan to continue to act
out my faith and walk faithfully towards the goal He has placed before me.
