Pancakes

I cannot take the credit for the story below, it was passed on to me and I just wanted to share it with each of you.

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. Sometimes when we try to do something we think is good in life, it may turn into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a friend, or we try to do things our way and ignore God.

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, with God's help, we'll get it right.....

                                  (( hugs until next time))

Earth Day Cleanup

My Christian discipline is to wake up each morning, ask God what can I do for him today then go for a cup of coffee to sip on while reading my bible each morning.  The discipline is not at all discipline to me...because I love and look forward to my alone time with God each morning...my discipline is to NOT turn on the TV or Radio or even the laptop before I spend my time with Him.

So a while back, one morning not knowing it was "Earth Day" I was lead to the book of Hosea.  Now, I normally do not turn to this book as often as the others, but that particular morning the words leaped off the pages!

Hosea 3:1-3 speaks of  "there is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land...You swear and lie and kill and steal and commit adultery.  There is violence everywhere with one murder after another....THAT is why your land is not producing, it is filled with sadness and all living things grow sick and die, the animals, the birds, and even the fish begin to disappear."

Hosea 10:12 speaks of "Plant the good seeds with righteousness and you will reap a crop of my love; plow the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower salvation upon you."

There it is.  No matter how much we play up "Earth Day" but really do not recognize the real "clean up" within our lives and civilization that needs to be done, we are spinning our wheels!!  We need to stop focusing on Earth and start focusing more on the CREATOR!       

                         (( hugs and blessings ))