Dora the Explora

One more thing I wanted to add to yesterday's post was a really cute question from a girl in Sunday school. She's 7 years old, and she asked me how God could be in two different States at the same time and if you left to go to another State if God would still know where you are. Of course I told her how God was everywhere and knows everything and is here right now! She said "ohhhh!" and the other kids chimed in as well. They all seemed to get it. She was so precious. I hope they let me continue to do Sunday school.

And oh yeah, they called me "Mister Matt". *grin*

I've been really encouraged by other men who love kids, especially young parents, but also single guys like David Feiser. I've seen him around Josh Carroll's kids. He's a natural.

I've only really been this fond of kids in the last couple years. I think it might have something to do with spiritual maturity. I dunno. It's a welcome growth. I just think back to how I felt when I was a kid, and I know how important it is to be surrounded by adults who care.

Another one of my favorite kids is Ella, Griffin's little sister. (He calls her Smella *snicker*) She's two and a half years old and she's the star of the show. She's so cute in her I <3 JESUS shirt. She goes to ballet, and she's learned a few things. And as one of my students inquired, yes, she does have a little outfit. They're supposed to do this routine where they lay down, wake up and jump up. I love how she kind of stumbles around, yet does her best.

I love how she eats in the most inefficient way possible. Watching her eat rice is a spectacle. I also love how she calls Griffin "Giffin". The other day I saw him in the other room, carrying her over his back, just holding on to her ankles. She just loved it.

I've also gotten to know Dora the Explora (as I call it) and all the songs that go with it ("we did it!" is going through my mind right now). Get this, one time Ella was watching in her monkey outfit, because there's a monkey on the show.

I was thinking about this the other day. I was just thinking about how God loves me like I love Ella and how precious I am in his sight. And you are too, I'm not just talking about myself. I'm so much more precious to God than Ella is to me or her parents. Every little thing we do is precious to God. God gets excited thinking about us, can I even say, emotional, passionate.

Think about that for a minute...



Aaron mentioned a beautiful verse last Sunday about how precious we are to God. God said in his Word that his thoughts towards us outnumber the grains of sand. Wow!

Psalm 139:17-18
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!

What a sweet sweet picture of God's intimate knowledge of us and his intimate concern. Are you aware of it? Has it captured your heart? In our rebellion to God we forget sometimes. We mess up our lives and run away from God, but he's still there all the while with intimate concern towards us. Wow...