God Creation — Human Beings

God created the donkey and said to him.
“You will be a donkey. You will work un-tiringly from sunrise to sunset carrying burdens on your back. You will eat grass, you will have no intelligence and you will live 50 years.“
The donkey answered: “I will be a donkey, but to live 50 years is much. Give me only 20 years”
God granted his wish.

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God created the dog and said to him:
“You will guard the house of man. You will be his best Friend. You will eat the scraps that he gives you and you will live 30 years. You will be a dog. “
The dog answered: “Sir, to live 30 years is too much,give me only 15 years.“
God granted his wish.

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God created the monkey and said to him:
“You will be a monkey. You will swing from branch to branch doing tricks. You will be amusing and you will live 20 years. “
The monkey answered: “To live 20 years is too much, give me only 10 years.“
God granted his wish.

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Finally God created man … and said to him:
“You will be man, the only rational creature on the face of the earth. You will use your intelligence to become master over all the animals. You will dominate the world and you will live 20 years.“

Man responded: “Sir, I will be a man but to live only 20 years is very little, give me the 30 years that the donkey refused, the 15 years that the dog did not want and the 10 years the monkey refused.“
God granted man’s wish

And since then, man lives 20 years as a man, marries and spends 30 years like a donkey, working and carrying all the burdens on his back. Then when his children are grown, he lives 15 years like a dog taking care of the house and eating whatever is given to him, so that when he is old, he can retire and live 10 years like a monkey, going from house to house and from one son or daughter to another doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren.

That’s Life, Is’nt it ?????????

 

Pearls – Something to LEARN from

Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl.

One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I’ll tell you what. I’ll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don’t forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?“

Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her. Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her Grandma gave her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls.

How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed, and when she went out with her mother to run errands. The only time she didn’t wear them was in the shower – her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green. Now Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me?“

“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you,” the little girl said.

“Well, then, give me your pearls.“

“Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosie, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?“

“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss.

“Good night, little one.”

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, “Do you love me?“

“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.“

“Well, then, give me your pearls.“

“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy,” the little girl said to her father.

“No, that’s okay,” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss.

“God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams.“

Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. “Here, Daddy,” she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father’s hand. With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box.

Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls.

He had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so he could give her the real thing. So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure. Isn’t God good?

Are you holding onto things which God wants you to let go of?

Are you holding onto harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities which you have become so attached to that it seems impossible to let go?

Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do believe this one thing……………..

God will never take away something without giving you something better in its place.

 

God is at the window

*The Duck and the Devil*

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.

He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods.

He Practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target.

Getting A little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was Walking
back he saw Grandma’s pet duck.

Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck Square in the
head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved.

In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see His sister
watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After lunch the next day Grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the Dishes.” But
Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in The kitchen.” Then
she whispered to him, “Remember the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go Fishing and
Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make Supper.”

Sally just smiled and said,” Well that’s all right because Johnny told Me he
wanted to help.” She whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally Went
fishing and Johnny stayed to help.

After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally’s, He finally
couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had
killed the duck.

Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see,
I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love
you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long You would let Sally make a
slave of you.”

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Thought for the day and every day thereafter?

Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done… And the devil Keeps
throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad Habits,
hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.) ….whatever it is….You need to know that
God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing….. He has seen
your whole life.

He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven.

He’s just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave Of you.

The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He Not only
forgives you, but He forgets . It is by God’s grace and Mercy that we are
saved.

Go ahead and make the difference in someone’s life today. Share This with a
friend and always remember

God is at the window