Thought for the Day 1/28/2022

 Friday Tale - God's Cake 

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation!

    A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong.  She's failing algebra, 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 of 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 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 in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will make something wonderful.

~ Jim Gentile

 Consider it all joy when you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith
produces endurance and more.
~ James 1:2-3