|
| |
Pancakes
Six-year-old Brandon
decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents
pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair 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.
I was
thinking and 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.
| |
|
