Last night my little boys were wrestling. Nathan who will be 4 years old soon, was dominating his little brother Elijah who just turned 2. So like good parents, instead of breaking them up, we got out the video camera. It was pretty funny and lasted for a good long while. We’ve edited the best parts and they are posted at www.gregoryfish.org/wrestling.wmv.
I found the boys different attitudes to be very interesting. Nathan, clearly with the advantage—older, stronger, and smarter—was priding himself in the fact that Bubba (Elijah) was so easily beat. He really took in some hard knocks. But as Nathan celebrated and basked in his victory, Bubba would get up ready for some more. He was relentless in his pursuit. So Nathan would come over again and knock him down. We found ourselves routing for the little guy. Every time Nathan would trip and fall down, we’d tell Bubba to go get him. The times he managed to pin him, Nathan changed from a cocky victor, to a whinny victim. It was gratifying to see the underdog win for a while. Nathan’s learning that he has to pick on someone his own size. It will be fun to see them grow and become more equal matches in wrestling or whatever.
But, anyway, this all got me thinking (I know- a dangerous thing). How many times are we like Nathan. We are happy-go-lucky as we relish in the simple and far-to-easy victories, but as soon as a difficult situation comes our way, we revert to a bullied kid attitude. The school of hard knocks is life. When the world gangs up on us, we need to muster the courage of an underdog—just get up and keep going. (I’m not belittling tragedy, here. I’m talking about the little things that get us down, that really shouldn’t. We’ve been called more than conquerors in Romans 8, so why play the victim? God has enabled us to confront our problems head on, and even though we may be disadvantaged, we serve a powerful God. One plus God is always a majority. Corrie Ten Boom, who saw more hard times than we might ever see in our life, said the following, “If God sends us down stony paths, He provides strong shoes.” Whatever obstacles creep into our life, when our adversary attempts to rob our joy, we need to remember Bubba’s determination to get up and overcome and do the same. Blessings!
posted by Gregory Fish @ 10:29 AM
3 Comments:
The link to the wrestling video is not correct. I'd kind of like to see it. Could you fix it?
Yes, you're the second person to comment on that. I was bad and published before even capturing the footage. Then I only had 11 min. of battery and no charger to capture, so I got what I could. Enjoy!
I got it to work. Maybe they don't have the right version of Windows Media Player.
The boys are growing so big! They are so cute. The kids pictures are precious.
Dave has a blog too. Of course he hasn't updated his in awhile, but you'll have to compare notes on blogging experiences. His address is http://southwooddave.blogspot.com/.
I'm glad to hear you and your family are so happy at Brownsville. I know it has been a slight adjustment being so far from your families.
I like your blog. I continue to pray for ministry there. Until later...
Michelle
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