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Six -year-old Brandon decided
one Saturday morning to
fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a
chair up to the counter,
opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy
flour canister, spilling it on the floor.
He scooped
some of the flour into the bowl with his
hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving
a
floury trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his
kitten.
Brandon
was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted
this
to be something very good for Mom and Dad,
but it was getting very
bad.
He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all
into the oven or
on the stove and he didn't know how the stove
worked!
Suddenly he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix
and reached
to
push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor. Frantically he
tried
to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on the eggs,
getting
his pajamas white and sticky.
And
just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big
crocodile tears welled up in Brandon's eyes. All he'd wanted to do
was
something good, but he'd made a
terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a
spanking.
But his father just watched him.
Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged
him
and
loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the
process.
That's how God deals with us. We try
to do something
good in life, but it turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky
or
we insult a friend,
or we can't stand our job, or our health goes
sour.
Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't
think of
anything else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us, even though some of
our mess gets all over Him.
But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make
pancakes"
for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it
right,and then they'll
be glad we tried...
Please
pass some of this love on to others....suppose
one morning you were called to God; do all your friends know you
love
them?
I was thinking... and I wondered if I had any wounds
needing to be healed, friendships that need rekindling
or three
words
needing to be said, sometimes, "I love you" can heal & bless! Remind
every
one of your friends that you love them. Even if you think they
don't love back, you would be amazed at what
those three little
words, a
smile, and a
reminder like this can do.
Never stop "making pancakes" and never stop loving!
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