"Blown Up Eggs!"
by Marty Clayton
Banfield
copyright 2007
You know the old
saying, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade? Well,
I have discovered a new version of this old saying. When
life throws you a curve ball, you have to remember that God is
still in charge, and that "this too will pass". God can
always take our "messes" and turn them into "blesses."
My grandchildren were visiting and I was cooking
breakfast for them one morning, and so I asked if
they wanted grits and eggs. They had seen me poaching eggs
before for my husband James, and they decided that they
too wanted poached eggs. I said to the kids, "OK,
poached eggs it is!" I had only attempted to poach
eggs in the microwave once or twice, but I thought I
could manage this with no problem.
Needless to
say, I was standing by the microwave when I heard a
small explosion, and the kids promptly said, "What was
THAT?" They came running to see, and as I opened the
door to the microwave, we saw eggs splattered
everywhere, top to bottom! The eggs didn't make it,
needless to say, they had a sad explosive demise. The kids
began laughing, and so I went on and cooked the eggs on the
stove instead. However, the next time they came over,
they wanted eggs again. I went to cook them on the
stove, but they said, "No, we want poached eggs!"
So, I carefully used the microwave that time and tried not
to "blow them up!" As I took the eggs out, nice
and perfectly poached, I noticed their sad faces
drooping. When asked why the sad faces, they both said
in unison, "We wanted blown up eggs!" The kids managed
to find some fun in the "blown up eggs", when I was worried
about getting them perfectly poached.
The lesson
to be learned from this is: Many times the devil hands
us lemons, or get us to "blow up our eggs", but the Lord
just continues trying to show us how to make lemonade
out of it! I know that in times of sickness, or
even death, we cannot see any good in any of it, but scripture
says that "All things work together for good to them that love
the Lord," and this is where you must walk in faith, and you
must continue to BELIEVE that God is working things out.
You must trust that God is working everything for your
good, and that one day you will see the fruit of your
faith.
Some of the greatest inventions
happened by accident in this very same way. Velcro was
accidentally discovered by an inventor who walked his dog and
noticed how the cockleburrs stuck to the dogs fur.
Penicillin was discovered while studying the flu. So,
God can use even what we call accidents to
benefit all of mankind. In Hebrews 11:6, it
says that without Faith, it is impossible to please God!
So, I encourage you all to let God help you to squeeze
the worry and bitterness out of your lives, and help you to
turn what you think is bad, into something good.
Now, I think I will go sit on my front porch
with a nice tall glass of fresh squeezed lemonade, just
to remind myself of how God can and will work in our
lives. Yes, our God is able, but we must continue
to walk in faith! Won't you join me in a nice cold
glass of lemonade? God Bless You All! Ya'll
come back now, ya hear?
Marty Clayton
Banfield
email: lastdays@bellsouth.net
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