Bryant wanted macaroni and cheese for breakfast this morning. I offered him cereal, oatmeal, waffles, pancakes and banana bread, but all he wanted was the leftover macaroni and cheese. As I heard myself telling him he couldn't have mac and cheese because it wasn't a breakfast food, I suddenly felt a check in my spirit that said, Why not? Who says macaroni and cheese can't be for breakfast?
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I asked him, "Are you sure that's what you want? Are you going to eat it?"
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He assured me that he would, so I gave in. Look at the grin on that face. Of course, when I poured the Cocoa Krispies for Bailey, he suddenly wanted cereal, but that was only after he'd had his fill of processed cheese and noodles.
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But it got me thinking about all the ways that we decide for other people what is best for them, based on our own experiences, opinions and even prejudices. How often do we assume that someone's way of doing things is wrong because it is different from the way we would have done it? And how angry do we get when someone tells us that our way is wrong because it's not their way?
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So today I am celebrating the creativity of God, and that he was able to make billions of people that are so incredibly diverse. All it takes is a quick glance at my own three little people to be able to appreciate that.
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I can almost picture God smiling down on me the next time I make a decision that is going to lead me down a path of learning saying, "Mac and cheese for breakfast? Interesting choice."