Are We There Yet?

This is my baby boy Oscar at 5 weeks of age, just before we picked him up to bring him home to live with his permanent mummy and daddy.  It seems like just yesterday but it is actually 18 months ago and he looks nothing like this now.  His colouring has changed completely and he is about 10kg heavier.  When we first brought him home  he was a timid little thing, following me around and crying if I walked into another room.  18 months later and he rules the house, no longer timid but quite independent.  As I pondered upon how much he has grown, it got me thinking about a friend of mine.

As a fairly new christian she sometimes feels like she is getting nowhere and that there is still so much to learn compared to others around her.  I would say it is a safe bet never to compare ourselves to others as we don’t really know what other people have been through or where they have come from.  Also we don’t see ourselves grow.  Even though I would spend every day with Oscar, it is only when I look back at photographs that I see the real differences.  It is the same with us in our christian walk, we can’t see ourselves growing but when new situations arise and we find ourselves dealing with them differently, we realise perhaps we are not where we want to be but we are not where we used to be either.

Zechariah 4:10New Living Translation (NLT)

Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”