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Children
Whenever
your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought
that even God’s omnipotence did not extend to His own children.
After
creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was, “Don’t”.
“Don’t
what?” Adam replied.
“Don’t
eat the forbidden fruit,.” God said.
“Forbidden
fruit? We have forbidden
fruit? Hey, Eve... we have
forbidden fruit!”
“No
way!”
“Yes,
way!”
“Do
NOT eat the fruit!” said God.
“Why?”
“Because
I am your Father and I said so!” God replied (wondering why He hadn’t
stopped creation after making the elephants).
A
few minutes later, God saw His children having the fruit for breakfast and
was He ticked!
“Didn’t
I tell you not to eat the fruit?”
“Uh
huh,” Adam replied.
“Then
why did you?” said the Father.
“I
don’t know,” said Eve.
“She
started it!” Adam said.
“Did
not!”
Did
too!”
“DID
NOT!”
Having
had it with the two of them, God’s punishment was that Adam and Eve
should have children of their own.
Thus,
the pattern was set and it has never changed!
But
there is reassurance in this story.
If
you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they
haven’t taken it, don’t be hard on yourself.
If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would
be a piece of cake for you?
Advice
for the day:
If
you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the
aspirin bottle:
“TAKE
TWO ASPIRIN” AND “KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN.”
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