I still have the ability to jump over a fence without killing myself and climb a tree without slipping and breaking my leg. I thought that was self explanatory. Sorry for the two slow ones who read the last post.
The spiritual application is obvious. God, our Father, is always there to pick us up and love us. Even when the predicament in which we find ourselves may be of our own making. When we make dumb mistakes and choices, God will be there when we cry for Him. He doesn't blame or tell us how dumb we are. He does want us to learn from those mistakes and is always willing to hold us and tend to our needs. I am struck by the fact that in both of the incidences described, Levi cried and called for his father. I am more struck by the fact that I would immediately forget all I was doing to run to him to comfort and ensure he was physically ok.
More than that, I am concerned that his and Anna Clair's spiritual conditions are what they need to be. My aim is to teach and model for them the proper character. I fail at times but my prayer is that they are learning more from what I do right than what I fail to do.
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I am understanding your proud moment about the tree thing and the Carl Lewis hurdle over the fence. At age 33.55555 I am feeling pains in the joints and the back. So me and Brayden decided the other night outside to make up this game with one of those huge kickballs from walmart.
I was beating him pretty good, until the old man started to get tired and slow. I kind of let him catch up in points a little. So he tied me in points, and I told him I was going to win on this last kick. NOPE! He caught the ball and scored the last point. The point of the story is I didn't let him score the last point he DID score the last point. I'm adding up in age.
You know, it's funny how we "let" them win, but they don't think a thing about whipping us when they get the chance, do they? It's bad when you have to say, "I didn't let him win, he beat me." I guess the best thing about it is that one day it will come back to them like it has us.
At that point we'll all be so old that they'll start letting us win again...lol.
Good post.
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