A thought for the week

Last night I realized that I totally forgot to put a thought for the week on the blog last week! Yikes...already forgetting. However, I'm trying to make up for it right now. This can be a thought for the last 2 weeks I guess.

At the pool this week at work I have had one student that has been "a challenge.". He doesn't really listen, obey or show very much respect. He is also only 6 years old. Yesterday I had to put him in a really long time-out that he cried all the way through. Afterward I talked to him, tried to get him to own his behavior and then offered to go down the slide with him. Later, one of the T.A.'S (highschool helpers) said, "I saw you go down the slide with him..." He said it in sort-of a questioning way. I quickly just responded, "I think you have to follow discipline with love."

Then I started to think about that. What did that mean? Kids don't see discipline as love, so I think then you have to make sure and show them. Then I started applying that to adults. I think we definitely don't always equate God's discipline with love. In fact, I usually complain. Then I thought, if I can work at being disciplined in my times spent with God and truly listening for his voice, maybe that could be a way of demonstarting my love to Him. I don't know if all that makes sense, but it was a nice thought for me this week.

We are off to the lake. See everyone soon!