It's Like Looking In A Mirror Sometimes

The other day I was finishing up some things in the kitchen while Lily played underfoot. I had given her some toys to play with but she had abandoned them for something that had a much greater allure...mommy's purse.

Mommy's purse is a forbidden object, which, naturally, makes it all the more enticing. When she thought I wasn't paying attention, Lily dived in enthusiastically and started pulling out all sorts of objects.

 Pens! Lotion! Kleenex! Receipts! Feminine products *ahem*! And then the motherload...mommy's pocketbook....ooohh. Her face lit up like a Christmas tree and she sneaked a peek at me to see if I was watching...I was.

{Why yes, I sometimes struggle with consistency in discipline whyever do you ask?}

{In my defense, my hands were dirty. I couldn't have stopped her if I wanted.}

{And besides, it was kind of funny}

{Anyway}

As it turns out, Lily soon found out that disobedience often has some natural consequences....

Literally tangled in the cords of her own sin. That forbidden object lost some of it's allure when she realized she was trapped and unable to get herself out.

Hmmm...come to think of it, she sounds an awful lot like someone else I know...

How often have I gotten tangled up in my own sin only to call out in distress to the very One whose commands I have disobeyed?

What a privilege it is to be able to demonstrate the same grace to my daughter that my Heavenly Father has extended to me!

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"--and you forgave the guilt of my sin

Psalm 32:5