50 bonus points

So I have a child that I am teaching to swim, and he is so hyper. But I identify with him, because when I was his age, I was too.During the lesson, we struggle with the normal things, like waiting patiently till your turn, not splashing, not sticking your face in the water,not falling into the water, not running away from the lesson and so forth.And of course when its his turn to do the activity getting him to not tell me, "I don't need you" but showing him he really does need me since he sinks without me..  But tonight, their was victory because as soon as I put my "super" goggles on the kids face, he put his face in the water and swam. It was a big victory, because the kid also sat on the side tonight, and waited his turn... O the magic my Super Goggles have;) Plus the child's parents told me I get bonus points for using the goggles to get their child to swim!

But It was a good reminder to me... Sometimes we tell God, "O I don't need you" but in reality we sink without Him... and He is just waiting for us to be obedient and he has just what we need for us to succeed!

I love swimming, and I love teaching kids to swim... But even more, I love that God loves me, and loves teaching me new things!

:) Chelsey

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