Conniption Fits

I've been watching my 2 year old granddaughter throw a conniption fit when she is picked up and doesn't want to be picked up. When I was young, that was the sign of a spoiled rotten brat - the very worse thing someone could think about you or your children (or grandchildren).

Now when I see her do that, I think, "You go girl - may you always know what you want and may you always fight for it." Predictably, because my perceptions of who I am and who others are and who God is are inextricably intertwined, I now also happen to think that God similarly approves. I can imagine Him thinking, "You go girl, may you always know what you want and may you always fight for it."