We Shall Be Like Him!

Was in I John 3 this a.m. before work.
Didn't have time to collect my thoughts until this afternoon regarding what I read this a.m.
The verses I've been meditating on are verses 2 & 3 which state (New King James version):

"Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure."

We would not be children of God if there was no grace and love from Jesus.
He loves the unloved. He loves the unlovely. He loves us when we don't love Him. We loves us when we forget about Him or have apathy towards Him.
The children of God should take after their Father.
Just like children often "take after" us. You have heard the phrase, "like father, like son"? Well, this is how it needs to be with us and our Heavenly Father!

This week I have been frustrated beyond belief regarding a little boy in the kindergarten class whom I am helping to teach. I will call him "little D". Little D is like a 2 year old, although he is 5. He is like a 2 year old in almost every developmental area. I told his mom that he WOULD be toilet-taught by me and the head teacher. Actually, the entire classroom staff are toilet-teaching him. It can be frustrating to have a 5 year old in school who is still in diapers. There is no medical reason for him to not be toilet-trained. Mom has tried but mom is overwhelmed with 2 other children besides Little D. It can be frustrating to us teachers and to the other children when a peer is not sharing or hasn't learned the basic concepts yet that help a child get through the kindergarten day. He doesn't know how to attend to a task for very long. Yet. He cannot print his name yet. In fact, he is still trying to identify the letters and shapes. He is still learning to identify common objects. He hits. He yells "No". Sometimes this boy is hard to love. BUT.....it is my job to work with him and to train him and to help him to gain in all areas.
When I think of how much patience and love towards me the Heavenly Father has, it makes it easier for me to work with Little D. Do I still love him and want to teach him when he yells "no" at me (think toddler). Do I show him compassion when he tries to push other children out of his way? (remember: he is 5 but developmentally he is 2). I need to persevere with Little D the same way God perseveres with me when I ignore Him or try to do things "my way".
Just like Jesus is concerned with our well-being even when we have a negative response or a negative reaction to something He is trying to teach us, we need to have that kind of love towards others and their responses.

Let's ask the Holy Spirit to shower us, children of God, with love for others and to remember that we are all loved by Him and were made by Him. Someday we shall see Him face to face and we shall be like Him. Let's keep trying, here on earth with the people He has placed in our lives.