God Gives You Fun

        "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him."-Psalm 127:3 (NIV)

        "Don't you see that children are God's best gift? The fruit of the womb his generous legacy?"-Psalm 127:3 (MSG)   

         I had the sweetest talk with one of my little girls today that I will never forget and I'm writing it down because it encouraged me to the max. It also made me see that maybe I do give these children hope in their lives and the appearance of God even if it is just for 45 days. It all started when another staff was looking for 4 leaf clovers with most of the children while they were playing outside. She helped this little girl find one and the little girl just had to come over and show it to me after she was done looking for it. I was over by the swings pushing another child so she stayed there and wanted me to push her on the swings so I did. She came over saying, "I'm a lucky girl!" and she was so happy about it. It was so cute!
           This is a little girl that has been where I work for longer then the children usually are. She has seen all of her friends leave and new ones come. She has been talking more about her adventure and what her family is like. She has not been talking a very long nap at all because she has been really anxious about things. She would rather tell stories then go to sleep. I will say that earlier last week I asked God to give me a chance to talk to this little girl about Him and the comfort he gives and He gave me that chance with a 4 leaf clover.
           Earlier in the month, maybe it was even last week, she was telling the other staff during nap time that she had a good heart but missed her family and wanted to to go back to them. She also said that she was sad and missed them. She was also talking about having bad dreams because she had a bad heart. The staff that she was talking to said, "Well, maybe you could pray to God and ask him to give you good dreams and a good heart. She replied back, "I already tried that and He isn't answering. That is when the staff went into details about how God answers prayer sometimes, have us wait, or maybe never. Then the little girl replied again, "well, it feels like never." That just broke my heart so I have been praying for her.
          Today, I felt God saying, "this is your chance to say something about me. To get me on her good side and maybe change the way she think about me" so I put God and the 4 leaf clover together. This is what I said: "Maybe God let you find that 4 leaf clover because He wants you to know that you are a lucky girl and that He has a fun place for you to go really soon. Maybe it is a way for Him to answer the prayers that you have been praying." 
           We went on about what fun meant. First, the little girl said, "I don't want a fun family. I just want my family that I left. All my heart is there with them" and of course I had to keep from crying at that moment. We went on to talk about what could be fun and what a fun family could be like. Then she said, "Well, God sends fun people like you. You are fun! You let us do crafts, pick out our own clothes, and play with us". There was a long list of things I let them (her) do but I couldn't make all of the list out. I told her that I do and maybe her new family/ adventure will be fun too when her time comes.
          I'm hoping to make it a thing with her this week but when I was done working and before I left the building I asked her, "What kind of people does God send to you?" and her answer was, "Fun and good people just like you." Maybe to get through to her that not all people are bad and that God does answer prayers when the time is right. Then there is a lesson for me in there too and that lesson is just that God answers prayer in His Timing not mine. I need to be reminded of that a lot especially here lately when I feel like things are out of control and having no idea what I'm going to be doing in the future.
           I love how God uses the little children to teach, us, adults the most common things. I really think that is God's purpose for children in this life. They are opened, honest, and sometimes stubborn and they will say what is on their minds a lot of times. If I am a child of God then in a way I should be like that too. Today I did just that and had a special God-given moment with one of my children. For some reason, it was scary, at first, but it was way worth it when I got her to start talking to me about things. Let's keep in mind that this is a 4 year old girl saying and thinking about all of these things.