Proud of the Puke

Kind of a weird title I know but it's true. Last night my 9 year old son got up in the middle of the night and puked. He eventually ended up sleeping in our room. I got up this morning, woke him up and asked him if he was feeling okay to go to school. He said, "I don't feel real well but I am willing to try." First hour he ended up throwing up all over himself and I needed to pick him up from school. At lunch time he asked if I would go get him some chicken nuggets, since that's what he was missing for lunch at school. I asked him if he was sure he could eat them, he said, "I would like to try." Well he ate one bite of one nugget and went back to bed.

When I think about him and his decisions they really make me proud. He was willing to try despite not feeling like it. He made a mess when he tried. Even after making a mess he was willing to try again, even though he couldn't complete what he started (the nuggets). Didn't matter, when I saw him making decisions that adults might struggle with, the puke made me proud. It was a sign of his willingness to try despite not feeling like it.

I wonder, is God proud when we puke? When we make a mess of things? When we are not able to complete what we started? In the right context I think He is. When we don't feel like it but we are willing to try anyway, we do our best, even if sometimes we make a mess, it makes Him proud to know we were willing. Making the right decision even when we don't feel like it is a sign to God that we are growing up.