do what He says.

In the past week, I've spent five whole days with 4- and 6-year-old boys while their parents were away. And as He always is, Holy Spirit was there to speak to me through the words that came out of my own mouth.

For everything I said that these boys didn't like, didn't understand, or think was right based on how their parents do things, I found myself saying things like: Sometimes you have to just listen and trust that I know what I'm talking about.

It's in moments like that when Holy Spirit pops in and whispers, Same.

Because, just like how I gave instructions based on how I had more context and understanding than those boys did, so does God. He has all the context. He has all the understanding.

I want to say that stepping into a parent role gave me more of a glimpse into God's heart as my Father, but I mostly felt like He was highlighting who I am as His child.

Because I watched how they listened with hesitation, with sighs of frustration, with screaming and crying, with questions of "but why?” – and how sometimes they just didn't listen at all because they didn't think I was right, or because they didn’t want to.

Holy Spirit pointed out those moments to me too. Because, while it might look different for me, the resistance is the same. The truth is, sometimes I don't trust that God knows what He's talking about.

So I don't want to listen. I sigh in frustration. I've lost count of the number of times I've asked Him, "Why?" And I'll be honest, I cry at Him sometimes too.

The difference is, while parents and nannies are out here doing our best to make the right choices for these kids every day, God never gets it wrong. I can trust that He knows what He’s talking about, even if I don’t understand it.

In those five days, I gave those boys more grace and patience than anything else. It was only five days, and I am not their actual parent. But what I realized is how much every moment of obedience counts, even if it seems like an inconsequential task.

The more we practice listening in small, everyday ways, the easier it will be to say yes immediately when He asks something bigger of us. Not just because we’re practicing obedience and we get better at it, but because we’re practicing trusting Him – and learning that He is trustworthy.

Whatever you feel like God has been talking to you about recently, no matter how small or inconsequential it might seem, do what He says. Trust that He knows what He's talking about, even if you don’t understand it.

The power of God is in you, even on a Thursday.