Last night Carson and I were playing with our foam GI Joe swords for what seemed like a an hour. In the process of all the laughing and swinging of the swords, Carson accidentally hit me pretty hard in the back of the head. The hit was so hard that it knocked me to the ground and Kathy heard it from the other side of the house. Right after it happened Carson jumped on my back and said sorry daddy and gave me a hug. And then we continued playing with Carson laughing nonstop the entire time. And to me there is no better sound than a child laughing, especially when it is your own child. I love it so so much.
I shared this story during our staff devotional time today and Zeke eloquently compared this story to discipleship and following Jesus by saying: "sometimes it hurts and yet it is worth it because of the joy that comes from it." Although getting hit in the head hurt, I wouldn't change it because of the hug and the laughter that followed.
I think that our own discipleship process can be seen in much the same way. Sometimes it's tough to live the way Jesus teaches us to live. Sometimes we become frustrated with how hard it is or how others don't seem to understand how great it is. But even though it is sometimes hard we keep at it. Why? Because no amount of hurt can even compare to the joy that comes with it. (Thank you Zeke for so eloquently summing up what I was trying to say.)
grace & peace
kevin
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