Crazy emotional for women’s gymnastics???

O.K. – so I am literally wiping tears away as I watch Nastia and her father during the women’s all-around at the Olympics. I am thinking to myself, “self, why in the world are you emotional?” I answered self, “self, its because you always get emotional when you see a daughter interact in such a loving way with her father.” I mean, can you imagine how many times they have probably been at odds with one another? Her father is not only her father but also her coach. I am sure there were so many times that he had to push his daughter to a near breaking point because he knew it was going to be the best for her in the future as it would prepare her for a moment such as last night. Wow! It reminds me of that old tv show “Father knows best.” 

I know you know where I am going with this. God loves us so much…much more deeply than we will ever fully recognize or comprehend. His love for us moves Him to grow us and prepare us for the challenges that life has to offer. His desire is to see us up on the podium of life as we are rewarded with the very crown of life which is eternity. And as we are going through our ups and downs, twists and turns, spills, falls and the like, He is right there watching us, ready to catch us if we fall, ready to hold us, ready to tell us exactly what we need even if it is not what we “want to hear.” 

God’ love for us is so BIG yet His love for Himself is ever BIGGER…and that’s O.K. because HE is GOD and HE makes the rules! You see, in the end, as He looks at us on the podium of life, He is the one that receives the most GLORY!