Pancakes in life, POC?

MAKING 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.


Never stop "making pancakes".



--Author Unknown

updates

Take a look at this, what impact has it on you. anw i going to buy crumpler later after getting my 2 daes work pay. (=

todae is my off dae. might be sneaking out from work to see Sevens on sun. anw my work place at kallang. can cab down.

and ya i got INTO POLYMER TECH. waiting for my appeal to food tech. anw in my new class 5/18 ex classmates in the same class. =)))



SATAN'S MEETING

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said,


"We can't keep Christians from going to church. We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth.


"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their savior. Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.


"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, but steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.


"This is what I want you to do," said the devil.


"Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"


"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.


"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.


"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow.


"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles.


"Keep them from spending time with their children.


"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!


"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice.


"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive. To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly.


"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.


"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers.


"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day.


"Invade their driving moments with billboards.


"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.


"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives.


"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night. Give them headaches too!


"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere. That will fragment their families quickly!


"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas.


Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death.


"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their recreation exhausted.


"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead.


"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"


"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences.


"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause.


"It will work!"


It was quite a plan!


The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there. Having little time for their God or their families.


Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.


The question is...has the devil been successful in his schemes?


You be the judge.


Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?

--Author Unknown