Greta was so excited her parents allowed her to bring the game she got for Christmas. She couldn’t wait to play with it with her family. It was a great game! It wasn’t a little kids game. This was a game she knew everyone would like to play. But first she had to endure the five hour road trip.
When they finally got to her grandparents’ home they greeted the family and relaxed from the long trip. She wanted to get her game out, but Mom said, “Greta, you will have to wait honey. Everyone just got here.”
Greta was ten and waiting was not her strong suit. She wasn’t even hungry, but everyone else was ready to eat. As soon as they were done, Greta asked again if they could play her game. This time it was Dad who said, “Let’s wait a little while longer, honey.” Aunt Rita noticed the disappointment on Greta’s face.
A few minutes later there was a lull in the conversation. Aunt Rita looked at Greta and said, “I hear you got a great new game for Christmas. Did you bring it with you?”
Greta’s mom said, “Rita we don’t have to –“ but Rita cut her off in mid-sentence. “Greta go get your game. Let’s play.”
Two of the older cousins spoke up, “What game? How many can play at one time?” Greta practically screamed. “The name of the game is Clue. Up to six can play, but we can do it with four.” And she ran to get it. By the time she got back, her Uncle Terry wanted to play too.
Greta knew she probably wouldn’t win because she didn’t have much practice, but she wondered who would. As it turned out, Aunt Rita was the winner. Greta got her mom’s attention and told her who won.
Her mother laughed and said, “I told you she was smart.” Greta was not disappointed in her loss. She loved playing with the grownups and she learned a lot just by playing that one game.
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It is interesting to note Greta’s enthusiasm about playing even though she knew she might not win. She maintained her cheerful outlook and saw the whole thing as a learning experience.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Christians were like that? Remember how excited we were when we first became Christians? Our sins were forgiven and we had so much joy in our salvation!
All we could think of was serving the Lord. We wanted to take Jesus with us everywhere we went, just like Greta brought her game with her. She was proud of it and wanted to spend time sharing it with her family.
Christians should always be excited about sharing the Bible with our friends and neighbors. We should be proud of our Savior and talk about Him to other people. It is important to always have the desire to continually learn and grow. We don’t begin our Christian lives knowing everything there is to know.
We can’t be an “Aunt Rita” right away; but we can spend time with those more seasoned Christians and gain wisdom from them.
God loves us. Jesus died for us. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us.
Please never allow your zeal for the Lord to grow cold.
Christ above all things - Robin
