Life is a gym...didn't you know?

So I have had a lot on my mind lately. Whether it's watching the news or talking with friends or thinking about my own life, it seems as if there are always people that are having a hard time. So many people do really stupid things that affect other people. It is so hard to care about someone and see them do something that is wrong and won't bring them happiness. I was talking to my mom about it and told her that in my world, the worst thing that would ever happen to someone is they lose a football game, which can be pretty tragic, especially if it's to LSU. :) Well, later, I was talking to God about this. And I told Him that I just don't know how he can stand to watch His kids do such stupid things to hurt each other and themselves. Then there is things like Haiti, Katrina, and other natural disasters that are hard for people. I told Him that I just don't even know if I want to deal with all that pain of watching my kids get so hurt someday. So I told Him that I was just going to have them deal with football losses. Well, He said, "stephanie, do you really want your children to grow up with no life muscles?" See, I love the muscular system. My major is the greatest, all we do is study the body and fitness. Everyone knows that muscles are developed by a wearing and tearing of a muscle. This week I was doing my upper body workout. I was supposed to balance on an exercise ball and then bench 50 pounds. It was so so hard the first time I did it, I seriously could feel my arms just getting numb as the weights kept coming towards my face. My trainer spotted me the last few times and helped me push up what I couldn't but he would not let me just wimp out and not complete my total reps. Well the second time I worked my upper body I was able to do it with more ease, and not as much help from my trainer. The point is, I got more strength because my trainer made me do something I didn't think I could and wouldn't take the weights off, just helped ease the amount it affected my arms. Well, we need life muscles even more than we need muscles for our body. And in life, our trainer (Christ) isn't always going to take the weights off us, but just help spot us so that it doesn't crush us. And as we continue to exert faith and strength, we will see that it is easier the next time it's time to deal with heavy weights again. Well, as God via the Spirit is telling me this, I realized that if the worst thing that happened to us was a loss to LSU or the UofU then we would just be lifting five pounders when we could lift a lot more. We would be very weak, when we could be very strong. I am paying good money to get strong with my trainer just like Christ paid a huge price to get us to be strong. We can do it, y'all!! I know somedays just seem unbearable because of the heartache of this life. But heaven isn't too far. He comes and gives us bits and pieces as often as we seek, especially in the gym.