Because I said so!

Three year old Diana is at our house two days a week and it’s really a blessing for us to have her here. She loves to crawl up on Don’s lap and try on his glasses, explore this American who is older and has such different features than she is used to. She runs her fingers up his cheeks, stops at his bushy eyebrows, and sometimes plays with the hair on his arms! But the hugs she offers and the on-going babble of Spanish words are the best. Time and again she asks or says something and I say (in Spanish) “you need to learn to speak English so I can understand you” and she laughs!

She often enjoys a piece of fruit, cookies, or a piece of candy. But, when she asks over and over again for a “chicklet” piece of gum, her mommy says no because she still swallows it when she has a piece in her mouth. She asks questions again and again of us and of her Mommy. Very patiently we answer her the best we can, or just laugh and giggle together. Sometimes I wonder if her Mom wants to answer…..”because I said so” as we so often were found guilty of doing when our own children were younger. And with that thought comes this thought…..

Ever think about it if that were the answer God gave us to our many questions? What if
He answered…”because I said so”? How disappointed we would be. Not to have an answer. Do we hear Him when He answers us? Are we quiet enough to recognize His voice? Or, do we keep babbling and asking more questions?

God is infinitely more patient than I am or ever was. He can easily handle all my questions without exasperation. But I wonder if He wishes I would just simply trust and obey - just because He is God and because I claim to love Him. He will never say “because I said so” but will continue to provide all the answers necessary in His time.