"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.

"Now I have to do all these dishes, By myself...."

 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...

~~~~Author Unknown ~~~~

1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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