Today we went to an orphanage that had 7 little girls and painted the building for them. Of course the girls were very appreciative of everything we did for them and treated us like they had known us for a long time even though we could not talk to them.
Although the girls were small and very adorable, they taught me a very important lesson without knowing. In the states, everyone has their own personal bubble. If that bubble is invaded we get grumpy and defensive. If we do not know the person that makes it even worse. We do not want to touch them, let them get to know us, sometimes even talk to them. As Christians is this really how we should be? These little girls grabbed our hands and led us around their home voluntarily even though they had never met us and we could not understand each other. They were more than happy to talk to us and hug us. I was very shocked at this.
Some people that read this may say of course, that’s how small children are. I am not surprised that the children acted like this. After I thought about the day though, I realized maybe if we had the trust in God like these little girls trusted us and their leaders, would people really have some of the views of Christian people that they have? Yes, we were with their leaders, so they trusted their leaders that we were ok to play with and have fun with. If a person brings a stranger up to us that we know absolutely nothing about, including their name, most of us act like a snob and basically ignore them or leave the situation.
I feel like a lot of lessons can be learned from watching and being around small children. This is just one that I have noticed today with these orphans. Should we really fear strangers just because of the fact that they are a stranger? After all, we are in God’s hands and he works through us. If we weren’t so afraid, how many more people would we bless? What if the strangers we refuse to talk to would be blessed more than we could imagine if we let God speak through us? Who are we to take a blessing away from somebody? Even if they are a stranger.
This is all I have to say for now. Goodnight everyone, and God bless you!
