Picture this:
There is a girl, 4 years old, hair pulled back into a bun, a couple of hairs falling out of place but presentable. She is wearing her freshly cleaned, wonderfully pink ballet outfit and her slightly scuffed shoes. She is standing with 6 other girls who are in the same state she is; giggly with nerves and excitement. This is their first recital ever. They have worked all year to show off their new skill and the audience is eager to see how they have done. As they walk onto the stage following their teacher the lights begin to grow brighter and they stand squirming and ready to start. As this little girl adjusts to the bright lights there is only one thing she is looking for, her dad. And she sees him, sitting in the third rowing smiling up at her and just as excited and nervous as she is. As the music starts she pulls her eyes away from her dad and focuses them on the teacher who leads them through the whimsical steps to her very first performance. And she stumbles a few times and becomes distracted by the other girls and the bright lights that seem to make everything more difficult. She even falls once but manages to get back up and keep on dancing. As the music fades away she looks back into the audience and their is her daddy beaming as he applauds his daughter. As she walks off stage she is so excited to be done the performance, but hopes that her mistakes won't cost her the pride of her father. As she walks out the stage door and searches for her dad she sees him still beaming and holding a single pink daisy. He picks her up, pulls her into a tight hug, and whispers how much he loves her and just how overwhelmingly proud he is of her. He hands her the daisy and she asks him about her mistakes, and he responds with; "What mistakes? All I saw was my princess doing her best."
Now take a moment and picture this:
That little girl is you, and that dad is God. You are his little girl, his princess and he wants to give you so much more than a single daisy. He wants to pick you up, hold you tightly, and tell you how much he loves you and is proud of you. Because he doesn't see your mistakes he just sees his daughter trying her best in a world that trys to point out the worst. You are the apple of his eye, his image, his creation. You are the crowning jewel in his creation, the magnificent finale to his perfect creation. So as the lights dim and you walk off the stage of the day just remember that behind the stage door is your dad with a gift and a hug and he doesn't see your mistakes, he sees your perfection.
There is a girl, 4 years old, hair pulled back into a bun, a couple of hairs falling out of place but presentable. She is wearing her freshly cleaned, wonderfully pink ballet outfit and her slightly scuffed shoes. She is standing with 6 other girls who are in the same state she is; giggly with nerves and excitement. This is their first recital ever. They have worked all year to show off their new skill and the audience is eager to see how they have done. As they walk onto the stage following their teacher the lights begin to grow brighter and they stand squirming and ready to start. As this little girl adjusts to the bright lights there is only one thing she is looking for, her dad. And she sees him, sitting in the third rowing smiling up at her and just as excited and nervous as she is. As the music starts she pulls her eyes away from her dad and focuses them on the teacher who leads them through the whimsical steps to her very first performance. And she stumbles a few times and becomes distracted by the other girls and the bright lights that seem to make everything more difficult. She even falls once but manages to get back up and keep on dancing. As the music fades away she looks back into the audience and their is her daddy beaming as he applauds his daughter. As she walks off stage she is so excited to be done the performance, but hopes that her mistakes won't cost her the pride of her father. As she walks out the stage door and searches for her dad she sees him still beaming and holding a single pink daisy. He picks her up, pulls her into a tight hug, and whispers how much he loves her and just how overwhelmingly proud he is of her. He hands her the daisy and she asks him about her mistakes, and he responds with; "What mistakes? All I saw was my princess doing her best."
Now take a moment and picture this:
That little girl is you, and that dad is God. You are his little girl, his princess and he wants to give you so much more than a single daisy. He wants to pick you up, hold you tightly, and tell you how much he loves you and is proud of you. Because he doesn't see your mistakes he just sees his daughter trying her best in a world that trys to point out the worst. You are the apple of his eye, his image, his creation. You are the crowning jewel in his creation, the magnificent finale to his perfect creation. So as the lights dim and you walk off the stage of the day just remember that behind the stage door is your dad with a gift and a hug and he doesn't see your mistakes, he sees your perfection.
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