As we drove home after getting flu shots today, Ethan asked me a question about tornadoes.
“Why did God make tornadoes?”
My default answer in situations like this is usually one that is short and gets Ethan to stop talking. This time, I took a page from my husband’s book and decided to dive in with great detail. I rewound back to the beginning of time and two people in the Garden of Eden who lived in a perfect world and made a bad decision. That decision changed the course of history and it’s why we live in a world where things like tornadoes happen and it’s why we need a Savior. It was lengthy and deep and I didn’t know if he would get it.
Ethan considered what I said and said something about how they really didn’t do anything bad because the snake told them to do it.
Which brought up another very interesting discussion.
“Ethan, sometimes people will tell you it’s okay to do something that your mom and dad tell you not to do. What should you do then?”
“Obey Mom and Dad.” I liked that answer! He wasn’t done with questions yet and Ethan asked me,”But what happens when someone tells you to do something and a lot of other people tell you to do something else?”
“Well, you pray and ask Jesus to show you the right thing to do. Sometimes he will give you an idea in your head of the right decision to make.” I thought that was a good explanation, but Ethan had more to say.
“My head is very, very busy.”
I made a mental note to remember this conversation and his “busy” head. True words. As Ethan likes to say, “I’m true!” Yes, son, your head is very, very busy.
A minute later I heard his voice from the back seat, “But I’m never too busy to pray even if someone tells me not to.”
