„Emme, pane mind
jalkatrrrenni“! (Mommy, put me in a soccer practice) – a sentence that caught my ear
on the bus the other day. The „R“ was ringing so beautifully in that little
thee year old boys mouth. He probably just started to roll his „R-s“.
I started to think
about the fact that rolling an „R“ is not something that comes easy for a kid
or even for a foreigner that hasn’t learned it over the years. I wondered why
does it take an effort for people. Tried it out in my mouth and maybe yeah, its
funny how the sound comes out.
Or how people can
roll their “R-s” but can’t pronounce other languages’ specialties. We speak
the language we are taught or we catch on and it often has to do with the
location our home is.
Parents never force
the kid to shut up until the kid speaks perfectly, do they? They are proud of every new word and can jump
up and down for the kid’s improvement and progress and they think it’s cute
when they mispronounce or misspell something.
So why in Christian
world we think we need to shut our mouths until we speak perfectly? Why do we
expect a new-born to speak fluent „Christian“?
Why do I expect
myself to speak perfectly before going to God with my daily life issues? Do you
and your friend only spend time when you have loads to tell each other or do
you enjoy the silent company as well? I’m sure you enjoy the silence too and
it’s important – you feel comfortable around each other.
If I know that God
wants to be my best friend and I want to be a good friend to Him, then why is
the silence between us uncomfortable? Why do I think I have to babble
constantly when spending time with God?
More and more I
understand that God wants a personal relationship with me and it’s very similar
to what I have with my best friends. Only that I have to be more willing to
listen what He has to say cause He’s not as loud as my friends are.
So my whole point is
– don’t wait until you have started to roll your “R” or you’ve figured out
exactly how you want the conversation to go. Start expressing your thoughts and feelings to God the way you know how. God is not interested in the sophisticated long one-sided conversation. He wants your sincerity and openness to interact.
