Just a Minute

5/3/2008 - 16:58 PST

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By Sarah Reinhard

Lately, at odd times when I ask my three-year-old to do something or get something for me, she�ll casually say, �Just a minute, please� or �In a moment, sweetheart.� She�s so stinkin� cute when she does it that I usually smile. Then I gently remind her that she needs to complete whatever request I�ve made.

But the other day, I heard something, and it made me wince.

She asked me for something, and guess how I replied? Yep. �Just a minute, please.� It�s not surprising that she picked up one of my most-used phrases, when I stop to think about it. She is, after all, around me most of the time. We�re still at a point where I�m her hero.

But you know what? I use those phrases a lot more than I should, and not just with my daughter.

God might ask me to spend more time in prayer. My husband might ask me to do some small task. My boss might request a report.

My answer?

�Just as soon as I�m done with this project, OK?�

It�s not that anyone minds it. What is it that God�s asking me to do, calling me to be, leading me to learn? And how will I ever learn it if I�m always putting it off for �just a minute� more?

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Sarah Reinhard
http://snoringscholar.blogspot.com OH, US
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Keywords

motherhood

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