Childlike Simplicity

One of the great joys as of late (amidst the end of the semester craziness) has been reading "The Bible" to Sydnie at night.  We have been reading through "The Big Picture Story Bible" which I highly recommend.  It does a fantastic job of communicating the big, redemptive story line of the Bible.  Anyway, we have now read through the story of Noah and the Ark a couple of times.  Sydnie has learned that Noah obeyed God and built a big boat.  So the other day we were telling her how she needed to obey her mommy and daddy she replied as serious as ever, "I will obey God.  I will build a boat."  Made me wonder if I take obedience as literally as I should.  It's too easy to justify and rationalize my lack of obedience.  Guess I should be willing to build more boats.