What it means to be three

Last night I had the pleasure of coaching an under 4 youth soccer team. What a challenge. A challenge first off due to the fact I haven't played soccer since the sixth grade and played goalie 90% of the time I was playing. So I felt at an absolute knowledge disadvantage when it comes to teaching the game of soccer. Second of all the kids were 3 years old. Do all of you know what it's like to teach the game of soccer to 6 three year olds who really have no clue beyond how to kick a ball?

After I got beyond my fear of whether or not they were "getting" what I was trying to teach them, I realized something in them. What I realized was their obediance to me. At times as three year olds they wandered off, or they lost focus of what we were doing, but all it took was me calling there name for them to mentally and physically come back to me. Their responsiveness to me calling out to them was what got me through that practice.

As I thought about this today I so see myself as a three year old Christian. Being a three year old christian means sometimes I wander away from God, and sometimes I turn my focus away from him. What I hope to never forget is what it means to be obediant when I hear his voice. Just as those three year olds came running and clammering for what I was to say next, so to do I hope to have the same longing for God's teaching and calling.