Last year I had an experience with a little girl where I volunteer. This elementary school girl was having problems with some other girls and was about to fight. So in my wisdom I tried to prevent the fight. Instead of this young girl hitting another young girl, she hit me. It wasn't a caught in the cross fire event, it was intentional because I was telling and preventing her from doing something she should not have been doing and she didn't like that.
Honestly, her hitting me didn't hurt, but it did bring up some negative feelings though. I had to as the adult step away from the situation and allow other adults to deal with it. I also had to forgive the little girl in my heart and let it go. Over the next few weeks I did see the girl and treated her in love with a smile and hello every time I saw her. Then I took time off from volunteering where I was for totally unrelated reasons. Now over a year later I saw this girl again where I volunteer. I saw how much she had grown physically but truly it was the inner transformation that is blowing my mind. Of course she still has issues like everyone else, but I believe God has worked in her life and on her heart. She has softened over the year and its clear. So last week I was standing around talking to another volunteer and this young girl came up to talk her. Then she gave her a hug and turned to me and without being prompted by anyone else she gave me a hug. Now I don't know if she remembers the incident. I can't imagine that she wouldn't considering her age. That doesn't matter. What matters is there is forgiveness for her and the Lord has been doing great things in her life.
I went from being punched to being hugged in a year. I am thankful.
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