One fun sport

Gymnastics is amazing. I've learned more from gymnastics than I have from any other sport or non-spiritual activity. I don't do gymnastics anymore but for eight years God blessed me with the time and resources to continue to flip, twist and do some pretty incredible feats. Gymnastics taught me a lot, I learned how to lead people. Because I have two older brothers, I have never done a lot of leading in my family. The gym was the first time I was put in a situation where I was asked to lead others. For about four years I was the team captain and was in a position of leadership among the team. We were kinda like brothers and in most ways I acted the oldest and was respected as the one in charge. Now as much as I learned in leadership within gymnastics, I learned hardly anything. my coach wasn't a Christian and so I was leading my teammates and myself to glory... at least, thats what I thought. We wanted to be the best. To make our club famous. To be famous. To go to the Olympics. To win. All of this was a vain pursuit of selfish desires. Since then God has given me a few various leadership positions within the Church, and then is when I finally realized what it truly was to lead. (I really don't want to make it sound like I was at a horrible gym with mean people.... I wasn't. Some of the nicest people I've met have been from gym, but it will sound kinda like I'm bashing it. I don't want to make it sound bad, just to make something else sound so much better!) At gym I was taught to help people and then when they weren't listening or didn't get it, to move on because I needed to focus on myself. In the Christian life its so incredibly different, when someone you lead is in a dilemma or having trouble. Instead of leaving them with their spiritual burdens, we are called to bear with them. It is so amazing to be able to stand with one another and come along side those in need and help. Christ gave all of himself for others and we are called to give all of ourselves for Christ. Gymnastics was great. I learned how to lead but not in a real fulfilling way like God has showed me while at church. I think its a really good analogy for this life. We learn things in an imperfect way, we see God and others in a way that isn't completely correct. Now we see in a mirror dimly, then we shall see face to face.... Wow! What a spectacular promise! We will see Him in a perfect way someday.... and what a day that will be!