Shootin' Hoops...

Yesterday at work, I was scheduled to be on the playground.. So there I was walking around, and there was this little boy, he's a little bit on the awkward side, but he is a sweet kid. He was standing there with a basketball not doing anything. I hate seeing kids by themselves, not playing with anyone. So I walked over and asked him what was up.. he said nothing, wanna play? so I said ok! and he threw me the ball. I took a shot.. and missed, he gave the ball back to me. I told him no its your turn, and he with such a little voice told me "I can't." He began to tell me that he isn't good, so I took another shot and missed. I told him "see I'm not good at this either" and with that he took the ball and tried to shoot. He missed, but I saw the biggest smile grow on his face. And he kept going! He kept trying over and over. Then another boy came over. He was another one of those kids that likes to hang out by himself and doesn't like to play with the other kids either. I invited him to come play, and i heard a familiar sentence, I am not very good at this. I jokingly said, neither are we so it'll be perfect come play. So we alternated back and forth, as i warmed up i got better and making shots, but the coolest thing was the kid who joined us, kept trying and he made a basket! I can't even begin to describe the look on this kids face when he saw the ball go into the basket. He had the biggest grin! And not only was he excited, but the other boy, who was struggling to make a basket, but never gave up, was just as excited for his new friend! Watching all this take place, gave me this warm fuzzy feeling in my heart. I thought, this must be how God feels when, we are faced with a challenge, and we are persistent and keep trying, even if we fail a few times. Even when he gives a challenge that we aren't very good at. So keep trying, don't give up, and be persistent. You eventually will make that Basket..