“Give kids the gift of boredom,” the headline stood out to me. What did that mean? Was I trying too hard to schedule everything for the kids? What would happen if I just let them figure out what they wanted to do instead of trying to plan every little detail?
I tried it. Instead of trying to give them something that I wanted them to do, I let them figure out something safe and fun that they wanted to do. So far, it seems to be working! It has been so much fun to see Naam and Guav make cars and houses and who knows what else out of just two clothes racks. They really do have a large scope of imagination if you let them try it out, and it is really fun to see them discover new games out of the same thing.
The best part happened yesterday. I got out the blocks for us to play with, but they didn’t seem super interested in building towers. “Oh boy!” I thought as I scrambled to pull an idea out of nowhere. I still had an hour to go, and I had no ideas.
Thankfully I didn’t have to think of something. Naam started running back and forth with a block phone, saying, “Bye, bye. I love you!!”. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen! Soon Guav joined in, and I was the subject of pictures and the back to climb on. It was so much fun to play with them, and see their pure joy! And their cries of “Bye, bye. I love you!” melted my heart. I discovered that the best memories can come when you let them imagine.
Lately, I have discovered that I often forget to let my imagination spread its wings. So often, I have bound myself to just seeing what is around me and nothing else, but I think that has caused more damage than I know. I don’t think that I need to spend my time imagining fictitious stories or living in a dream world, but I find that I often forget to think about Heaven and what is going on there. I forget to dream about all the wonderful things that God is doing for me. I forget to think about just how many times He could have possibly saved me from danger. I forget to think about just how big, strong, and praiseworthy our God is!
However, when I do remember to think about it, I find that it is beyond comprehension, and I could dream about His goodness, mercy, and provision all day long. If I am supposed to have a childlike faith, wouldn’t that also include dreaming and imagining what Heaven is like? What God is like? What if we tried to dream more? What would happen to us spiritually? I know that I want to try to dream more, do you?
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