For those of you who know me, you might now...that I never forward "forwarded" emails. You know those "pass it on to 10 people for good luck" ones? Sometimes I browse through them, but often they get forgotten. I do save interesting looking ones in my inbox, and my dear Grandma usually sends me quite a few.
I was cleaning my inbox, and this was the last email that my Grandma sent to me, so me being the big suck that I am...I have to share it to save it, and this is my way of passing it on. I thought it was quite appropriate... (Plus, it also reminds me of Jay as a little boy wondering why on earth his mother was putting crushed crackers in her meatballs - "are you sure you're doing it right mom? YUCK!")
God's Cake
Sometimes
we wonder,
"What did I
do to deserve this?"
or
"Why did God have to do this to
me?"
Here is a
wonderful explanation!
A daughter is telling her Mother how
everything is going wrong. She's failing math, her
boyfriend broke up with her, and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile,
her mother
is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack,
and the daughter says,
"Absolutely Mom, I love your cake."
"Here, have
some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck!" says her daughter. "How
about a couple raw eggs?"
"Gross, Mom!" "Would you like some flour
then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Mom, those
are all yucky!" To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem
bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way,
they make a wonderfully delicious cake!"
God works the same way. Many
times we wonder why He would let us go
through such
bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts
these
things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have
to trust
Him and,
eventually, they will all make something
wonderful!
God is crazy about
you.
He sends you flowers every spring
and a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk, He'll
listen.
He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your
heart.
If you
like this, send this on to the people you
really care about..
Life may not be the
party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!
--
These things....I know my Grandma believes with all her being. In 2007, she wrote me and
Ben wonderful heirloom books all about her life, so we would know where she came from
and what it was like for her growing up. At the end of this book, she wrote us a letter.
The very last sentence states:
"Remember - Jesus loves you & you are a child of God."
We are all God's children, I know he is watching over all of us, and that Grandma trusts
Him completely. I know whatever journey that God has planned for my Grandma, she
has faith in Him. I don't know how I would get through these situations in life, if not for
believing in Him. |
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Love this post! It reminds me of Jeremiah 29:11 "...for I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..." :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute post as usual:)
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