Circumstances

So here I am, pondering on a ride on lawn mower about what interesting insight into my thoughts I should give you this week. My thoughts eventually went to this:

A while ago I heard a story that went a little bit like this: A girl went to her mother one day with a problem she had at school. The daughter was getting worked up and stressed, seeing no end to the situation. Her mother sat there quietly listening as her daughter got more and more distraught. She then stood up and moved into the kitchen and put 3 pots of water on the stove. In 1 she put a egg. In the 2nd she put a carrot. In 3rd she put a table spoon of coffee. . . .

Ive noticed people get stressed about there circumstances a lot. People let their circumstances or problems in their lives get in the way of what really matters. They get worked up and one of two things generally happen.

1. It makes their heart hardened against any future situation that even resembles the original problem.

2. Their hearts become fragile and they withdrawal from anything that could look like a problem.

Now those are the end results of stressful circumstances. People do work through them, but in the end those are the hearts you see in people 35 years plus. Everywhere. Before you start to argue with me let me bring you back to the story. . .


The mother continued to listen and 30min later she went back into the kitchen and took the daughter with her. She pointed to the pots and said: "look into the 1st pot. The egg has become hardened and not very desirable". The Daughter nodded and looked a little lost. The mother continued: "The carrot in the 2 nd pot has become very soft and falls apart if you try to pick it up". Again the daughter was lost. The mother came to the 3rd pot and said: "The coffee has mixed with the water and smells nice. Unlike the egg and the carrot the coffee changed its environment for the better. The environment changed the egg and carrot for the worst."

When we get into circumstances that cause us trouble what do we do? Now sometimes we can be like coffee and change the circumstances for the better by ourselves, but not very often. When we get problems we rarely turn the the big man in the clouds. We try and go alone. We end up putting a mere tea spoon of coffee into the pot. The water changes colour but it tastes weak and bad.

Next time life sucks or you find yourself in a undesirable situation, ask God to help you be the tablespoon of coffee. Ask Him to help you change your situation for the better.



God Bless

LJA