A View of Tough Love

If you've talked to me for even 5 mins, you'll hear me talking about the Youth from our church. They are such a wonderful group of kids and I'm so thankful to be apart of their lives. I have the wonderful experience of watching them grow...grow into young adults and grow in God. That truly is a remarkable experience. It's like watching my very own children, grow. That too is an experience that should never be passed by. Watching them learn and wanting to hold their hand everyday so they don't fall. Yet, sometimes you gotta let them walk their own, make their own mistakes and seek God for direction. Never wandering too far but waiting for them to come back to you.

I think God must feel like this sometimes. We walk our own ways sometimes. Going whichever way we think we should. Despite the pain it is to watch us fall and hurt ourselves and makes mistakes, he lets us experience that. So when we realize our faults we can turn to him for his mercy once more. It's not until you are a parent or help raise someone that you begin to understand what "tough love" really means. I think God has a lot of these "tough love" experiences. It reminds me again of how Big God really is. He is so big and so strong and so mighty...that when so many of the children he created walk away and cause him pain from walking on their own...he still in that moment despite his anquish is forgiving and strong enough to hold to everyone else and watch patiently as those that wander off and come back to him.

Everyday... I look around and each experience I have that he has strength or comfort for it reminds me more and more how strong and might MY GOD is. I dont ever want to be caught up in life so much that I forget that the things I go thru and the pray, God answer those prayers not just for me but for millions of other ppl and still has the strength to make it one more day without growing weary. MY God really is Awesome.